Three people were wounded in a shooting near Rainier Playfield on Wednesday evening. Just after 10:00 p.m., multiple 911 callers reported hearing shots fired near the intersection of 37th Avenue South and South Oregon Street. Police arrived and located two victims, both with non-life-threatening injuries. The Seattle Fire Department responded… [ Keep reading ]
The Seattle Police Department and King County Medical Examiner are seeking information about a woman, who has remained unidentified in the years since she was found dead from suicide in a downtown hotel in 1996. Upon checking into the Downtown hotel under the name “Mary Anderson”—which does not appear to… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested three men and recovered multiple firearms, body armor, and even a fake explosive device in three separate cases last week. Last Thursday, Robbery Unit Detectives were preparing to serve a warrant at the Des Moines home of a 40-year-old man they believed had fired a gun during a… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested the suspect in a shooting near the Chinatown-International District on Friday evening, after he barricaded himself in a newly-constructed building. Just after 5:00 p.m., multiple 911 callers reported hearing shots near 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street. Officers on patrol in the area also heard the shots… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a 34-year-old woman on Capitol Hill late Thursday after a group of black-clad protesters caused significant damage to one of the East Precinct’s entries. Around 11:30 PM, a group of approximately 15 protesters marched from Cal Anderson Park to the nearby East Precinct. Several members of the group… [ Keep reading ]
Police were called to a building fire Thursday afternoon in the Cascade neighborhood after firefighters encountered a man in crisis, armed with a knife, inside a burning building. At about 4:30 p.m., the Seattle Fire Department was on the scene of a fire in the 200 block of Terry Avenue… [ Keep reading ]
An 18-year-old man was wounded in a shooting shortly before 1 AM Friday in the Mt. Baker neighborhood. Police responded to the 3800 block of Letitia Avenue South at 12:50 AM, after receiving a 911 call about gunfire, and found an 18-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. Officers immediately provided… [ Keep reading ]
Officers recovered a stolen handgun, along with heroin and meth, when they arrested a man on Tuesday in the University District for a felony domestic violence warrant. Police spotted the 27-year-old suspect in an alley in the 4500 block of University Way Northeast and arrested him. They quickly found a… [ Keep reading ]
Officers arrested two felons in a stolen vehicle and recovered a handgun, narcotics, and cash in the Chinatown/International District late Monday. Police officers working in the 800 block of South King Street spotted a stolen vehicle around 11:45 PM. Officers pulled up to the gold Lexus RX-3 and found it… [ Keep reading ]
Police arrested a suspected gunman Monday afternoon after he shot another man near Freeway Park. Shortly before 2 PM witnesses began calling 911 to report a man shooting at someone in the 600 block of Seneca Street. Officers arrived within 3 minutes and were able to take the suspect into… [ Keep reading ]
