Officers rescue 14-year-old babysitter and infant from armed home invader

Kent Police Officers Lenny Kunka (left) and Kyle Auckland (right) who were shot responding to an armed home invasion in Kent on Saturday. Kent Police Department photos

Officers rescue 14-year-old babysitter and infant from armed home invader

- Michael Indriolo

The person who placed a panicked 911 call to Kent police on Saturday morning was a 14-year-old babysitter, who locked herself in the bathroom with the 1-year-old infant in her care as an armed man forced his way into the Summit Street duplex, police said.

Kent Police Lt. Mike Lewis on Monday afternoon provided further details about the armed home invasion that left two officers injured and a suspect shot in the abdomen.

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