By:
KIRO 7 News Staff
Updated: March 13, 2020 - 12:41 PM
SEATTLE — King County officials say a homeless man who was awaiting coronavirus test results left the Kent quarantine facility Friday and got onto a Metro bus.
“My fears for this facility have come true,” Kent Mayor Dana Ralph, who’s been opposed to the facility, said in a Facebook post Friday.
Since the man was awaiting test results, it is not known if he has the virus.
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He then crossed Central Avenue North and entered a gas station convenience store, where he may have shoplifted items before taking a Route 153 Metro bus northbound. The bus was taken out of service to be cleaned and sanitized.
During a Friday news conference, Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla said he learned about the incident when the owner of the gas station called and said a patient from the quarantine site had shoplifted a doughnut. Police were not notified by county health officials or the King County Executive’s office, Padilla said....
