KENT, Wash. — A woman was shot and killed in a shooting near the Auburn Golf Course overnight, according to authorities.
The King County Sheriff's Office said a man called authorities just after 1 a.m. Tuesday and said his girlfriend was shot. Deputies arrived at the 27700 block of Green River Road to find a woman with gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead by emergency crews at the scene.
The shooting happened about a mile north of the Auburn Golf Course, which does not open until 7 a.m. Tuesday. Investigators did not release any details about what led up to the shooting, the suspects involved, or the woman's age.
"I live alone and it's dangerous for a female living out here alone," a woman told KING 5. "It's dangerous out here, so that's always going through my head. That could've been me."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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