Seattle police arrested 54-year-old convicted felon for pulling a gun on a security guard in South Seattle Sunday afternoon.
On Sept. 7, at about 7:20 a.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a man brandishing a handgun at an armed QFC security guard in the 2700 block of Rainier Avenue South.
According to the guard, the suspect accused the guard of photographing him. The guard was actually reading on his phone. The suspect began arguing with the guard and pulled out a gun. The guard remained calm and did not draw his weapon.
The suspect quickly left but was found parked in a nearby fast-food parking lot. He was arrested without incident.
Officers served a warrant on his car and recovered:
- Handgun, ammunition
- 6.8g of Cocaine
- 0.7g of Fentanyl
- 2.6g of Methamphetamine
- 0.3g of Heroin
- Digital scale, packaging materials
Police booked the suspect into the King County Jail for felony harassment, unlawful possession of a firearm, and narcotics violations.
The suspect, a 13-time convicted felon on active supervision by the Department of Corrections, is prohibited from carrying firearms.
Detectives in the Gun Violence Reduction Unit are assigned to this case.
Incident Number: 2025-260062
