Man killed 2 people he met at Kent gathering, prosecutors say

A 34-year-old man allegedly shot two men at a gathering after meeting them that evening, according to King County prosecutors.

DeAngelo Cyrus Lynch was charged by King County prosecutors Monday with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree assault. He's accused of fatally shooting Doneu Gore and Denzel Pressley on April 7 outside Lynch's residence in Kent during a gathering, according to prosecutors.

Charging documents filed in King County Superior Court state that neither Gore nor Pressley were arguing with Lynch when he allegedly shot them. Surveillance footage showed a man approaching the two men from behind and shooting them in the head and chest at close range, according to charging documents.

Although others may have been involved in some sort of argument that evening, prior to the shooting, nothing suggests that the defendant was under any threat of danger or harm when he repeatedly shot both victims," the charging documents state.

Documents state that Kent police responded to the home on 120th Place Southeast the evening of April 7, and a woman in distress approached officers, pointed down the street, and said "It's him." The probable-cause documents alleged that the man she pointed at had blonde hair and was wearing dark clothing.

The woman and the man she pointed at, Lynch, were detained. Pressley and Gore were found dead on the back patio of the home with 9 mm casings nearby. Police learned that Lynch lived at the home with several roommates, according to charges.

When interviewed at the scene, Lynch allegedly told officers that he was having a gathering to watch the Celtics game and have dinner, when two unknown men arrived. Lynch "believed these men were at the location to cause problems," the probable cause document states.

Lynch said his girlfriend asked the men to leave after they said they were not going to eat or drink, which led to an argument, the probable cause said. The probable cause states that Lynch told officers he stepped outside, drove down the road and called his employer to call out from work, speaking to the employer for 30 minutes. Detectives later spoke with a supervisor from Lynch's workplace, and call logs showed the phone call lasted about four minutes, according to the probable-cause documents.

Lynch claimed he heard the men talking outside, and one of them said something to the effect of "go in there bro and go ahead, let him have it." Lynch told officers he then saw one of the men walk into the house with a gun and he heard four gunshots, according to the probable cause.

The woman who ran up to officers "had a difficult time" recalling events due to being intoxicated, documents state.

A witness told officers they had seen Lynch with a gun, and detectives "received information that Lynch had thrown a gun into a neighbor's yard, according to the charging documents. They found a 9 mm pistol in a neighbor's yard, according to the documents.

Lynch originally told officers he never had a gun. After officers told him they found the gun, Lynch said he found it on the front porch and moved it so someone wouldn't grab it, according to the probable cause.

Detectives released Lynch at the scene.

Detectives later learned the gun belonged to one of the roommates. A neighbor's Ring camera footage, which captured the shooting, showed a man with blonde hair and a sweatshirt that looked like Lynch's, according to the charging documents. The person on the footage shoots the two men before approaching a woman and yelling at her to get on her knees, documents state.

The day after the killings, Lynch was found at a bar and taken into custody. After being arrested, Lynch continued to deny being in the backyard. The woman told police a couple days after the shooting that she was beginning to remember things and allegedly identified Lynch as the shooter, according to the probable cause. She told police that Lynch's roommate had assaulted her that day and she called Pressley, who was like a brother, to come over.

Lynch is being held in the King County Jail in lieu of $5 million bail. His arraignment is Thursday, when a plea is expected to be entered.

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This story was originally published April 14, 2026 at 4:55 PM.