At about 3:08 a.m., dispatchers received reports that occupants of the vehicle pointed firearms at the caller. Officers arrived in the 2900 block of 1st Avenue and contacted the 20-year-old victim.
The victim said he was driving on the ramp to Dexter Avenue while attempting to access Denny Way when a white minivan, possibly a Dodge, occupied by four individuals, pulled alongside him. The driver began to drive erratically before stopping next to his car at a stoplight. Two occupants then pointed guns at him.
The victim drove away and ran a red light to escape. The vehicle followed and then continued westbound on Denny Way.
Officer later located the suspect vehicle and initiated a pursuit in the West Precinct area. Officers lost sight of the vehicle in the North Precinct area. A short time later, officers spotted the vehicle in the Southwest Precinct and reinitiated the pursuit. Police successfully ended the pursuit and took five suspects into custody.
Officers arrested four juveniles, three boys and one girl, ages 14, 15, and two 17-year-olds, for investigation assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. They were booked into The Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center.
Officers also arrested an 18-year-old man and booked him into King County Jail for investigation assault.
The vehicle was impounded and transported to be processed.
Incident: 2026-173511/West Precinct, North Precinct & Southwest Precinct/D1