KENT, Wash. — A 20-year-old man accused of shooting his mother's boyfriend to death turned himself into the Kent Police Department, according to authorities.
The Kent Police Department said Dondre Butler, 20, was accompanied by his attorney when he turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday. He was booked into the King County Jail for a murder on Saturday night, police said.
Kent police were called after 10 p.m. Saturday to a home near the 14300 block of SE 282nd Street for reported gunshots. When officers arrived, they found a 45-year-old Kent resident who was "badly bleeding" from gunshot wounds. Police said the man died from his injuries at about 12:45 a.m. on Sunday.
A woman told police that there was a physical altercation between her and her boyfriend inside the home. Then she told police her adult son shot her boyfriend several times and fled the house before officers arrived.
Detectives identified Butler as the suspect in his murder on Sunday, one day after the deadly shooting.
Police said all three people involved live at the home. The department said in a Facebook post on Sunday that " it appears that the violence committed by the suspect in this incident is specific to the dynamics of this family."
Investigators found a handgun believed to have been used in the shooting. Detectives are continuing to investigate the circumstances leading up to the homicide.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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