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During a news conference on Monday, I told journalists I would be releasing text messages and Microsoft Teams messages regarding the tragic violence at the Bite of Seattle event on July 26. I need to delay the release of any records. We must ensure accuracy and ensure investigative leads are… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating a 67-year-old man’s death after he was found in Westlake Park following a fight with another man. On Thursday morning around 6:45 a.m., a passerby near Westlake Park called 911 and reported that two men were fighting and one was screaming for help. As officers were driving… [ Keep reading ]
Update: 9/11/2026 The Seattle Police Department continues to seek information leading to an arrest in the shooting on Sunday night at the Bell Street-Pier 66 Pedestrian Bridge. Today, SPD opened an online portal for people to share evidence. Through this link anyone can upload video or photos that show the… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating a deadly shooting that left an adult woman deceased in Belltown neighborhood. Shortly before 2:00 a.m., dispatch received reports of shooting near 3rd Avenue and Blanchard Street. Officers arrived and found a woman inside a vehicle suffering from gunshot wounds to head and torso. Officers provided aid… [ Keep reading ]
Update: 9/7/2026 The Seattle Police Department continues to seek information leading to an arrest in the shootings on Sunday morning in the 300 block of Clay Street. Today, SPD opened an online portal for people to share evidence. Through this link anyone can upload video or photos that show the… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating a shooting that left a 20-year-old woman critically injured in Northgate neighborhood. At approximately 11:11 p.m., dispatch received reports of a shooting in the 12500 block of Aurora Avenue North. Police arrived and found a 20-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Officers… [ Keep reading ]
Original Post: 9/3/2026 at 1:15pm East Precinct Officers See Flames and Run into Buring Building It was clearly an instance of being in the right place at the right time. Two Seattle police officers sprinted into a burning Cherry Hill apartment building on Monday morning. One of the officers was… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrest two suspects after locating a stolen vehicle in Ballard neighborhood. On Sept. 1 at about 2:28 p.m., an officer was on routine patrol in the 700 block of Northwest 65th Street when he saw a Mercedes with no front license plate stopped at a traffic light north of 65th… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating a shooting that left an adult male seriously injured in Delridge neighborhood. Shortly after 12:30 p.m., dispatch received reports of a shooting at 9000 block of 16th Avenue Southwest. Police arrived and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest and other injuries to… [ Keep reading ]
On August 25th around 1:00 a.m., a man reported to 911 that someone had pulled a gun on him during a road rage argument. As officers were driving to meet the victim, they spotted the suspect’s car in the Dick’s Drive-In parking lot on Broadway East. Officers arrested the driver,… [ Keep reading ]
