A sign posted on the fence of Burien's District Courthouse encampment notified people living there the county was planning to close it.

Early Tuesday morning, Oct. 15, 2024, King County, in partnership with the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), relocated 55 individuals living at an encampment near the District Courthouse/King County Sheriff's Office Precinct 4 in Burien into shelter or housing.

BURIEN, Wash. — King County workers began their efforts to clear a Burien encampment located across from the King County District Courthouse. The encampment, which is now surrounded by metal fencing, took over parts of the courthouse’s parking lot, located on 149th Street.

The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) told KOMO News that dozens of people were living there. They and their outreach teams, directed by the county, started connecting people with services in July and ended up making contact with 55 people.

King County workers were able to clear out an encampment of more than 50 homeless people near county-owned property across from the King County District Courthouse

Authorities did not confirm whether the explosion was related to a bomb scare that shut down Interstate 90 for hours on Saturday.

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