Seattle police arrested a 16-year-old boy for shooting up a pizza shop and attempting to steal a rideshare car at gunpoint in Capitol Hill this morning.
At about 1:40 a.m., patrol officers responded to a shooting in the 1400 block of 11th Avenue. There, they found a pizza parlor riddled with bullet holes. Multiple witnesses reported seeing the shooting.
Police determined that the bar’s security guard escorted an intoxicated young man drinking at the bar with his friends, presumed to be using a fake ID, out of the business.
Security walked the teen to a Maserati parked in front of the bar, and he got into the back seat. As the luxury car began driving away, the teen shot several times through the back passenger window at security who were still standing on the sidewalk.
Video surveillance footage captured the shooting. Five people can be seen narrowly escaping gunfire, running and ducking for their lives.
Several gunshots struck the business. No people reported getting shot, but several employees and patrons were injured by shattered glass, according to the police sergeant.
Responding officers found the unoccupied Maserati nearby with bullet damage to the window and shell casings inside. Police impounded the vehicle as evidence.
While processing the scene, officers spotted the drunk teen walking back to the bar. He quickly fled when he saw officers but tripped and fell to the ground. Police took him into custody.
Shortly thereafter, an Uber driver approached police, reporting that the same teenager had attempted to steal his car at gunpoint, but he managed to drive away to safety. He did not report any injuries.
While searching the area, officers recovered the firearm believed to be used in the shooting.
Police arrested the teen for felony assault and robbery and took him to juvenile detention, but he was too intoxicated for booking and declined at jail, pending medical evaluation.
Once discharged from the hospital, police booked the suspect into juvenile detention. An additional weapons charge may be added as detectives complete their investigation.
Incident Number: 2026-54557
Seattle police officers process the scene of a shooting, finding bullet holes in front of a pizza parlor in Capitol Hill.