At about 9:00 p.m. a group of about 150 people gathered at Cal Anderson park. The group roamed about the Capital Hill neighborhood, doing massive amounts of property damage, looting, shooting fireworks, and committing arson. Individuals from the group broke the windows of a business in the 1400 block of… [ Keep reading ]
Update 7/23/20: One of the individuals injured in the Tuesday night shooting has now died. Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation and are asking anyone with information to please call the tip line at 206-233-5000. Original: Detectives are investigating after two men were shot in the 2200 block of… [ Keep reading ]
Update 7/20/20: In response to community concerns, we are releasing body-worn video around the Sunday afternoon protests where 12 officers were injured. In the following video, you can see that as protestors approached the West Precinct officers saw a man walk up to the secured garage doors of the building… [ Keep reading ]
Gang Unit detectives are conducting the investigation following a shooting that occurred Thursday night in Madison Park. A 27-year-old female was struck in the calf and is being treated at Harborview Medical Center for a non life-threatening injury. Shortly after 8:00 PM, officers responded to a report of shots fired… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a 42-year-old woman was killed in a domestic violence shooting at her North Seattle home. Around 1:40 PM, police were called to a home in the 7500 block of 25th Avenue Northeast after receiving a 911 call with yelling in the background and a report of… [ Keep reading ]
UPDATE: Detectives have identified the deceased victim as a 16-year-old male. The 14-year-old victim is still receiving treatment at Harborview Medical Center. Homicide detectives are investigating after one man a 16-year-old was killed and a 14-year-old was injured in a shooting early Monday morning on Capitol Hill. At about 3:00… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a man in his 30’s was shot overnight in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. People began calling 911 at 4:37 am Tuesday to report a man had been shot in the 1100 block of East Denny Way. Officers and Seattle Fire Department medics staged nearby and met the… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police detectives are investigating after a seventeen year old male was shot near Cal Anderson Park late Sunday evening. At 10:03 PM, police were monitoring a demonstration which had marched from the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) area to the West Precinct at 8th and Virginia in downtown Seattle…. [ Keep reading ]
Update: Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) timeline. Some of the information on the CAD timeline has been redacted due to the on-going homicide investigation. Update 6/20/2020: This update includes officers’ body worn camera footage and other open-source videos. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Seattle Police Department’s… [ Keep reading ]
A 21-year-old man is in custody in connection with a break-in and arson at a Capitol Hill business inside the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) area. On June 14th, the owners of a Capitol Hill garage in the 1700 block of 12th Avenue were alerted to a break-in at their business…. [ Keep reading ]