After six months of poring over surveillance footage and cell phone records, and working their contacts for intel, gang detectives have arrested the man suspected of spraying dozens of rounds outside a South Lake Union nightclub in January, seriously wounding three men. On January 28, two groups of men inside… [ Keep reading ]
Amidst a hail of gunfire, a longtime patron of Cafe Racer bravely fought to save his friends from a gunman, who went on a violent rampage Wednesday. Today, that patron—who we’re identifying by his first name, Lawrence—offered up a chilling account of the violence he witnessed inside the cafe yesterday, and… [ Keep reading ]
A gunman killed five people in a violent rampage, and later took his own life after police cornered him in West Seattle Wednesday, following a five-hour citywide manhunt. At 10:52 am, the 40-year-old suspect, Ian Stawicki, walked into Café Racer, near NE 59th Street and Roosevelt Way NE, approached the… [ Keep reading ]
Following yesterday’s tragic events, the Seattle Police Department is providing the public and the media with three pieces of audio from yesterday’s incidents, including a 911 call made from inside Cafe Racer following the shootings, a 911 call made by a witness to the 8th and Seneca shooting, and SPD… [ Keep reading ]
The suspect in a series of fatal shootings at a north Seattle cafe and First Hill parking lot shot himself after officers confronted him on a quiet street in West Seattle Wednesday afternoon. The man’s violent rampage began around 11am this morning, when police received reports of gunfire from Cafe Racer… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police have obtained photos of the suspect in today’s shooting in north Seattle. The suspect is a white male, approximately 30 years old, wearing a dark short cap, with well-groomed dark hair, a neat full beard, wearing a light blue jacket. He is considered armed and dangerous. If you recognize this… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle police are searching for a gunman who shot five people, killing two of them, in a north Seattle cafe Wednesday morning. Around 11 am, several people called 911 and reported hearing gunfire coming from Cafe Racer at NE 58th Street and Roosevelt Way NE. Officers arrived on scene and… [ Keep reading ]
One man was stabbed following a domestic disturbance Tuesday night in the University District. At about 6:30 pm, officers found the victim—who was quite intoxicated, had two stab wounds between his shoulder blades—at a bus stop at NE 47th Street and 7th Avenue NE. Several people at the scene gave… [ Keep reading ]
After a great deal of gumshoeing, North Precinct burglary detectives have reunited an 85-year-old woman with the stolen cremated ashes of her “soul mate,” taken by a ghoulish car prowler earlier this month. Police found the ashes after they pulled over two men in a stolen car in north Seattle… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE: Detectives tracked Sanders to a Greenwood apartment building early Friday morning. Around 2am, a SWAT team surrounded the building and Sanders surrendered to police. Originally posted at 7:55 am: The 26-year-old suspect in a fatal shooting outside a south Seattle restaurant on May 16 is now in custody. Early Friday morning,… [ Keep reading ]
