Dennis Clark III � Federal Way Mass Shooting, 2013
Overview
On the night of April 21, 2013, 27-year-old Dennis Clark III carried out a sequence of shootings at the Pinewood Village Apartments in Federal Way, Washington. The violence began as a domestic homicide inside his apartment and continued into the complex�s parking area and a neighboring unit before police confronted and fatally shot Clark at the scene. Multiple contemporaneous reports identified four homicide victims, making it the deadliest shooting in Federal Way�s history.
Timeline of Events (April 21, 2013)
- ~9:30�9:35 p.m.: Inside their shared apartment at Pinewood Village (33300 block of 18th Lane South), Clark shot and killed his girlfriend, Justine Elizabeth Baez, 24.
- Clark exited the unit, descended into the parking lot, and encountered two men�Ceasar A. Valdovinos, 23, and Bradley A. Fischer, 47. An altercation ensued and Clark fatally shot both men.
- As neighbors called 911, Roland L. Scobee, 62, retreated to his nearby apartment to report the gunfire. Clark forced his way in and shot Scobee dead.
- Responding officers confronted Clark in the complex. According to official accounts, he failed to comply and moved to arm himself; officers opened fire, killing him and ending the rampage.
Location
Pinewood Village Apartments, Federal Way, Washington (33300 block of 18th Lane South). The initial homicide occurred inside Clark�s apartment; subsequent killings occurred in the parking lot and within a nearby apartment in the same complex.
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