KENNEWICK — Police are investigating the shooting death of a Kennewick man police say has a long history of violence against women.
The Tri-City Herald reported that Kennewick officers responded to 36-year-old Roark Cook’s apartment when his mother called 911 and said she was worried he’d hurt someone.
Cook told officers through the closed door of his apartment that he had a gun.
A SWAT team eventually responded, and two women and a 7-year-old boy escaped over the apartment balcony as officers shielded them from at least one bullet fired by Cook.
Police say Cook was shot as officers returned gunfire. Court records show at least four women had no-contact orders against him.
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