The double shooting incident from last night in Rainier Beach is now a homicide investigation.  The two male victims, age 41 and 33, both died at Harborview Medical Center from gunshot wounds.  This remains an active and on going homicide investigation.  Anyone with information about this incident  is asked to call the Seattle Police Homicide Tip Line [...]

On February 21st, at approximately 8:05 pm, South Precinct officers responded to a report of shooting in the 9400 Block of Rainier Avenue South.  Officers arrived quickly and located two victims, both adult males, with gunshot wounds.  Seattle Fire Department Medics transported both victims to Harborview Medical Center with life threatening injuries.  Detectives from the [...]

On February 19th, at approximately 3:11 am, South Precinct officers responded to a report of shots fired and someone screaming, possibly in the area of South Holly Place and Holly Park Drive South.  While enroute to check the location, radio advised officers that the victim was at another address requesting that Seattle Fire respond.  Officers [...]

On February 17th, just after 1:00 am, Metro Transit reported having a passenger on a Metro bus at Rainier Avenue South and South Andover Street, who appeared to be injured, possibly shot.  Within a minute of that call, another call came into 911 from a homeowner, stating that he had just shot an intruder at [...]

On February 16th shortly after 12:00 Noon a resident in the 4800 block of Columbia Drive South called 911 to report seeing two black male suspects kick in the door of a neighbor’s house and enter.  The victim residence was determined to be in the 2000 block of South Edmunds Street.  As officers were responding to the scene the complainant reported [...]

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There have been a series of at least six commercial burglaries to businesses in the Georgetown and South SODO (South of Downtown) neighborhoods since early December 2011.  The most recent burglary occurred on February 14th.   The suspect(s) appear to be targeting retail establishments in strip mall type businesses.  In each of the cases, the suspect(s) entered [...]

On the morning of February 14th, Homicide detectives and SWAT officers arrested a suspect in connection with the January 3rd homicide in the 9300 block of Rainier Av S. The 19-year-old man was arrested in Maple Valley. He was booked into King County Jail for Investigation of Murder. Detectives are still looking for one additional suspect. Anyone with information [...]

On February 14th shortly after 12:00 Noon, Seattle Police Department (SPD) Gang Unit detectives arrested a 27-year-old male suspect believed to be responsible for the double shooting that occurred on January 26th in the 9100 block of Rainier Avenue South.   SPD Gang detectives developed information during the course of their on-going investigation that led [...]

On February 10th, at approximately 8:00 pm, South Precinct officers and Arson Bomb Squad detectives contacted and arrested a 60 year old male in the Georgetown neighborhood  for Investigation of Arson.  The arrest came as a result of an investigation following an arson to an apartment building in the 6700 Block of Corson Avenue South in [...]