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15 hours ago
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Federal Way apartment complex sees two homicides this month
Angie Agostino was hard at work with her window open Thursday afternoon. Then, an unmistakable sound rang throughout her apartment complex. 'I was sure it was a gun,' Agostino said. She called 911, and her fear was confirmed as police arrived to find the body of a 20-year-old man. In between her call and their arrival, several things felt off to Angie. Agostino says she saw a man, who she believes would have been in eyesight of the body, casually saying that someone should call 911. 'He goes kind of, like, he was just talking to a friend, not like emergent,' Agostino said. Shortly after, a woman ran from where the body was. 'She was running like you would run if you were nervous or scared. I can't tell you how I know that, it's just a feeling I got,' Agostino said. Then, there were the vehicles that were driving by the body as well, especially a van that she said looked like a homemade ice cream truck. 'Now, am I noticing this because I'm heightened or because I've never heard an ice cream truck in this neighborhood? Plus, it's Thursday, it's not summer vacation, kids are in school or at daycare, I thought it was weird,' Agostino surmises. 'Between the ice cream truck and the white car, they would have seen the victim if the victim was there, one hundred percent.' She told police and detectives everything when they got on the scene. She couldn't make out the man's nor the woman's faces but described their build. It's the second homicide at the Cove Apartments in Federal Way this May, after a domestic dispute led to the death of another person earlier this month. In a phone call with KIRO 7, Federal Way Police say it's 'surprising' for calls to come at the apartment complex, saying, outside of those deaths, there are relatively few calls to the apartment complex. Weidner Apartment Homes, the parent company of the apartment complex, did not respond to several calls or emails requesting comment Friday. Angie says she has called the police on suspicious people in the last few months. She grew up in the area and says Federal Way has changed since then, adding, 'It just seems like there's a lot more violence just in this area.'
Yahoo
19 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Back-to-back: Federal Way's White clears 6-11, repeats as state high jump champion
It was only a matter of time before Friday's 3A Boys Triple Jump at Mount Tahoma Stadium turned into The Geron White Show. Federal Way's defending state champion makes skyscraping jumps look easy. When officials set the opening height to clear at 5-6, White sat patiently for his turn. By six feet, he was hurdling the bar feet-first — a confident, effortless warm-up for what was to come. White cleared 6-8 on his third and final attempt, a clutch leap that etched repeat titles into stone, but the senior star was far from finished, and the spectacle was only beginning. A personal-record 6-11 came next. With family, coaches, and friends glued to the surrounding fenceline, White flashed a thumbs up for a personal fan club, his trademark tradition. He shouted, 'Let's Go!' for the hundreds of onlookers and began a slow clap that built in tempo; even White's competitors joined in. 'They know that I put on a show,' White said. 'If I can do it for them, that's just great.' Then came the unforgettable leap that sent both sides of Mount Tahoma Stadium into celebration. White cleared the bar at 6-11, notching an official mark of 6-11.25. Three more attempts at 7-2 fell just short, but the Eagles star settled for a new personal record and back-to-back gold medals. 'This is a surreal feeling,' White told The News Tribune. 'Coming out here and doing this not once, but twice? It's something that not a lot of people can say they did. Me being able to do that is just a blessing, and I love that I could do it for my coaches and teammates.' White claimed last year's 4A Boys High Jump title (6-6) before Federal Way reclassified to 3A last fall. Unrelenting rain and high winds ravaged the 2024 contest, but Friday featured picture-perfect weather conditions: clear, sunny skies with minimal wind. 'I'm stronger,' White said. 'Much stronger. That comes with maturing and really getting your work ethic to be there with you. You get that up, and the sky is the limit.' Ingraham's KingDavid Jackson (6-6) and Liberty of Issaquah's Oden Hatcher tied for runner-up honors. Mount Tahoma's Zane Cordero (6-2) finished T5 on his home track. White already took home hardware at this year's meet with a third-place finish in Thursday's 3A Boys Long Jump (22-1.5) and enters Saturday's 3A Boys Triple Jump (47-7.5) as the top seed. Nine of the 20 contestants failed to clear six feet in the high jump — the bar that White hurdled. 'That's what I usually do,' he smiled. 'It could scare some people… but I'm such a high-class jumper that popping over those heights is really nothing to me.' Callie Wilson couldn't believe it. When Bonney Lake's senior hurdler was first to cross the finish line in Friday's 4A Girls 100-meter hurdles, the emotions poured out — a mixture of shock and jubilation with a hint of relief. Fueled by adrenaline, Wilson bolted off of her starting block and instantly knew she was in position. She clipped a pair of hurdles along the way but finished strong, outlasting top-seed Leilani Mays (Union) for the gold medal (14.22) at Mount Tahoma Stadium. 'It feels absolutely insane,' Wilson said. 'I knew I was (in) a pretty good spot, but to actually do it? Crazy.' Even crazier? Wilson began hurdling in February, just three short months ago. Panthers coaches believed in her potential before she believed in herself, encouraging her to try something new. 'It made track more fun,' Wilson said. 'I have so much room to grow… but it's just absolutely insane.' Curtis duo Shelby Duah (14.58) and Jazzlyn-Rei Smith (14.73) finished third and fourth in a race filled with South Sound track talent. Kentridge's Ayla Johnson (14.93) grabbed a fifth-place finish and Tahoma's Riley Dickson (15.11) took sixth. In Friday's 3A Girls 100-meter hurdles moments prior, Gig Harbor's Eisley Hering (14.89) and Karin Heikkila (15.09) finished fourth and sixth, respectively, bookending White River's Trista Turgeon in fifth (15.05). 'I was thinking… I didn't put in all of this effort in such a little amount of time to not show up and show out,' Wilson said. 'It was going to be my last race ever. I might as well go all-out.' The packed crowds at Mount Tahoma Stadium just witnessed the fastest 4x100 relay the state has ever seen. Curtis sprinters Jayden Rice-Claiborne, Isaac Brooks, Kamil Ross, and Nicholas 'Nico' Altheimer smoked their competition in Friday's 4A Boys 100M preliminaries (40.84), tearing down a Garfield state meet record (41.34) that stood for 39 years. 'They're really good friends with each other, and they just know each other really well,' Curtis head coach Ben Mangrum said. 'The handoffs have been getting better all season long because (we've) been consistent with that group. 'And if something does happen, we have more guys that can step in, and they know that. That frees them up to just be their best.' Curtis captured the West Central District III title with a state-record run (40.97) nine days ago. Now, they've one-upped themselves. Kentridge's 4x100 relay isn't far behind: Jacob Satchell, Berry Crosby, Josiah Brown, and Jordan Miller ran a personal-best 41.11 from Friday's third preliminary heat, another race that brought down Garfield's state meet record from 1986. We'll see the Vikings and Chargers battle head-to-head for gold in Saturday's final alongside the likes of Glacier Peak (41.85), Kamiak (42.18), and Lake Washington (42.36).
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Man killed in shooting at Federal Way, WA apartment complex
The Brief A 20-year-old man was fatally shot at a Federal Way apartment complex on Thursday afternoon. Police are investigating the incident and seeking information from the public. Updates on the investigation will be provided as the story develops. FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - Federal Way police say a Seattle man is dead after he was shot in the parking lot of a large apartment complex. It happened at around 3:30 in the afternoon at The Cove Apartments, near Southwest 330th Street. A neighbor who was working from home said he heard one shot and called for help after seeing the victim on the ground. Neighbors also reported seeing a car speeding away following the shooting. "I was just sitting there I heard a pop. Took my headphones off. My cat ran into the back room," said Giovanni Shull, a neighbor who lives at The Cove Apartments. Shull was working from home Thursday when the victim was shot and killed in the middle of the afternoon, right outside his window. "I looked out my window. There was a car, a black car, that was just sitting there, it pulled away and there was a guy just laying there," said Shull. When he realized that somebody was hurt, he sprang into action. "I opened up my door and yelled out, 'Hey, somebody call 911,' and I called them myself," said Shull. Other neighbors also reported hearing a boom or pop around the same time, and also called police. Shull ran outside and tried to check on the victim, but it didn't look good. "I asked if he was ok, but he was not responsive," said Shull. Though neighbors say police and medics were on the scene quickly, a spokesperson for the department says they could not save his life. "He didn't look very good when I saw him and I don't think anyone knew him, I've never seen him before," said Shull. Shull believes overall the area is safe, adding that he's never seen anything like that happen before at The Cove Apartments complex. "It was a little fast, I was a little shaken up I guess," he said. Federal Way Police say the victim was a Hispanic man in his 20s. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Federal Way Police at 253-835-2121, or submit an anonymous tip via Crime Stoppers. The Source Information in this story came from the Federal Way Police Department and FOX 13 Seattle reporting. Ex-Seattle police Chief Adrian Diaz files lawsuit, claims wrongful termination Crews battle Second Creek Fire near Leavenworth, WA 2 injured in separate Seattle shootings Teen, child killed in Lacey, WA mobile home fire Crews investigate explosion at Woodinville, WA hardware store College Inn Pub announces closure after 50 years in Seattle Dave's Hot Chicken to open 4 new locations in Seattle area. Here's where To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
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22-05-2025
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Federal Way man credits pet dragon ‘Spike' for saving them from a fire
Have we got a dragon of a tale for you — a Federal Way man credits his pet bearded dragon with saving his life. 'Spike,' the bearded dragon, was not about to get eaten by flames. When fire broke out in his Federal Way apartment last Saturday, he used his tail like a whip to wake up his sleeping owner. Spike's owner is counting his blessings. He thinks his life was saved because he has more work to do. If so, he has his pet dragon to thank. Donald Hale and his bearded dragon, Spike, are nearly inseparable. That likely saved both their lives last weekend. 'I witnessed a miracle right here laying on this couch,' Hale said. 'Because if my dragon don't wake me up, if he don't wake me up, I don't, I don't be here talking to y'all.' Hale had just returned from a 13-mile run Saturday night when he took some melatonin and fell into a deep sleep. So, he didn't hear the two smoke alarms going off. Lucky for him, Spike was no sleeping dragon. 'Didn't no neighbor wake me up,' said Hale. 'Didn't no alarm wake me up. My dragon woke me up. Spike!' To whip up this dragon's tale, Spike whipped Hale with his very long tail to wake him up. He discovered why when he went to the bathroom. 'When I opened the cabinet, from the pressure the smoke came out, the fire came out,' Hale said. 'I went in there and grabbed the, grabbed something to put the water in, came back, and put it out.' He was asked how it happened. 'Someone poured something down the drain,' he said. Now, Hale is thanking God and his wordless companion. 'He don't make no sound,' marveled Hale. 'He don't bark. He don't holler. But he made the loudest noise I ever heard that day in my life. By banging on my face.' If I were an intrepid reporter, I would be holding that dragon. But he's in his cage inside. Hale says he now plans to take Spike to the Grand Canyon as a thank-you trip for saving him something priceless — his life.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Stray bullet hits sleeping child, 18-year-old killed in Federal Way, WA
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - An 18-year-old died in an overnight shooting at a Federal Way apartment complex, according to Federal Way Police. They told FOX 13, an 11-year-old, was also hit by a stray bullet while sleeping. As of Saturday afternoon, a spokesperson for Harborview Medical Center told FOX 13, the child is in serious condition in the ICU. Timeline The shooting happened at around 1:22 a.m. on May 17th at an apartment complex on 18th Avenue SW. Detectives believe it started as a domestic violence situation that involved the 18-year-old and his ex-girlfriend. Despite lifesaving measures, the 18-year-old died at the scene, according to police. Neighbors told FOX 13, they heard about 15-20 gunshots. Bullet holes could be seen along the building. What they're saying "I was actually already asleep, and I heard two gunshots and then from there they just started going off," one neighbor who asked that we don't show her face on camera said. She lives steps away from where shots were fired. "I heard the gunshots in my ear," she said. She threw herself to the ground, told her family to get on the floor and called 911. "As a parent, as a mother, it does take away from your peace," the neighbor said. The suspected shooter left the scene before officers arrived. As of Saturday afternoon, they were still searching for that person, according to police. "It's sad and scary when it happens really close to your home," the neighbor said. What's next If anyone knows anything about this, you're urged to contact the Federal Way Police Department at 253-835-6799. The Source Information for this story came from original FOX 13 Seattle interviews. Viral TikTok warns women of convicted rapist released in Seattle Over 100 Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores to close, including 8 in WA Seattle Seahawks 2025 schedule released, here are all 17 matchups Marymoor Park announces 2025 summer concert series lineup in Redmond, WA Viral TikTok captures truck break-in after Seattle Mariners game, despite police presence Bryan Kohberger back in court for pretrial hearing in Idaho students murder case 'Scared of accountability': Crowd calls out West Seattle leaders at public safety meeting FBI nabs Thurston County, WA fugitive hundreds of miles from crime scene To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
