Detectives are investigating after two people were injured in shootings in the East Precinct on Saturday. In the first incident, officers were dispatched to investigate shots fired at the intersection of Melrose Avenue and East Pine Street around 1:30 AM. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and seeing a green Ford Crown… [ Keep reading ]
A man is in custody after East Precinct officers located him in possession of a stolen handgun while sitting in a stolen car on Capitol Hill early Sunday morning. On March 24th, at approximately 2:30 am, officers observed a 2018 Volvo with out of state plates parked in the 900 block of… [ Keep reading ]
Update 3/21: Seattle police and the King County Sheriff’s Office are investigating following a non-fatal officer-involved shooting in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. At 9:20 PM on March 19th, police received a 911 call from the family member of a 37-year-old man, who was in crisis and had armed himself with… [ Keep reading ]
Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot and killed in a Capitol Hill park Wednesday night. Witnesses began calling 911 just before 10 p.m. to report that a man had been shot following a disturbance at the basketball courts in Cal Anderson Park. Officers quickly arrived and found… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Police Force Investigation Team (FIT) detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred earlier this evening in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Officers were called to a report of a suicidal man armed with a gun in the 1600 block of Melrose around 9:20 p.m. Moments after arriving, officers made contact with… [ Keep reading ]
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a man charged for a domestic violence assault on Capitol Hill late last month. During the incident on February 28th, Edward Gentry, 34, attacked his ex-girlfriend at an apartment, striking her repeatedly before strangling her until she was unconscious. Gentry attacked the… [ Keep reading ]
Detectives are investigating after a man brandished a gun and attempted to kidnap a woman as she waited for her rideshare vehicle earlier this month. The victim was on 11 Avenue between E Union and E Pike waiting for her rideshare at around 4:25 in the morning. While she waited,… [ Keep reading ]
Police are investigating reports of an attempted shooting in the Central District on Sunday. Just before noon, police received numerous 911 calls about gunfire near 24th Avenue and East Alder Street. Officers arrived and learned from witnesses that a man had had fired shots out of the passenger side window of… [ Keep reading ]
East precinct patrol officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 900 block of 21 Avenue around 9:08 p.m. last night. Many residents heard the shots, but police did not locate any eye witnesses. Police collected about ten shell casings and will submit them to the Washington State… [ Keep reading ]
East Precinct officers and the Seattle Fire Department responded to reports of a dog bite on campus of a school this morning in the Madrona neighborhood. Three students received minor injuries after being nipped or bit by the dog. At approximately 10:40 am, officers responded to the school after receiving reports… [ Keep reading ]
