July 27, 2012 at 5:36 AM
KING5: Man found shot to death in burned car in Renton
Posted by Nick Provenza
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A man was found shot to death in a burning car in Renton Friday morning.
Renton police said the Mini Cooper was found riddled with bullets with its wheels spinning and engine revving as it burned near the parking lot of an apartment complex. Police said they found 16 shell casings at the scene.
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The victim has only been identified as a 26-year-old man from Renton. Police said he was also a victim in a separate shooting that took place in May.
No suspects have been arrested.
Detectives have been on scene since the car was found just before 1:00 a.m., on the 300 block of Sunset Boulevard.
They believe the man was shot in the parking lot, then the car rolled backward down a short embankment and caught fire.
Neighbors who live at the Crestview Apartments didn’t recognize the car as belonging to any tenant.
This is what’s left of a Mini Cooper in which the body of a man was found early this morning. The man had been shot. (Photo by Jordan Stead / The Seattle Times)
Authorities look at the spot where a Mini Cooper with a man’s body inside had burned on Sunset Boulevard in Renton overnight. The man found inside had been shot. (Photo by Jordan Stead / The Seattle Times)
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