2 Men Dead in Wash. From Possible CO Poisoning

Nov. 14, 2011
Nov. 13--KENT -- Kent police found two men unconscious in a running vehicle parked inside the garage at the Somerset Apartments in Kent on Nov. 12. When the police and firefighters arrived, they found two male adults seated inside a mid-'90s Chevrolet Caprice sedan. Paramedics determined that one man, a 30-year-old Kent resident, was deceased. The second man was alive, but according to Kent police officials, he was "near death."

Nov. 13--KENT -- Kent police found two men unconscious in a running vehicle parked inside the garage at the Somerset Apartments in Kent on Nov. 12.

When the police and firefighters arrived, they found two male adults seated inside a mid-'90s Chevrolet Caprice sedan. Paramedics determined that one man, a 30-year-old Kent resident, was deceased.

The second man was alive, but according to Kent police officials, he was "near death."

Firefighters and paramedics resuscitated the man and transported him to Harborview Medical Center. His injuries were described by paramedics as life-threatening and he later died according to police. The identity of the men has not been released.

"This is a very unusual situation," said Kent Police Commander Pat Lowery. "The next step of our investigation is to determine what took the one man's life, while waiting to see if we can talk to the other man."

Detectives noted that they found no signs of violent trauma to either man during their initial investigation, but will wait for toxicology test results to determine if anything else may have contributed to the situation.

The apartment complex is located at 25200 109 Avenue SE in Kent.

Police have not confirmed the identity of the men at this time.

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