Seattle Police are investigating another shooting after a victim was dropped off at First Hill’s Harborview Wednesday night with a gunshot wound to his neck.
The incident followed reports of gunfire in the Central District but police believe the shooting may have been unrelated. A witness told police about a disturbance in North Seattle where the shooting may have taken place, according to SPD radio dispatches.
https://twitter.com/theseanavy/status/639311821053128706
SPD says the victim suffered a gunshot wound to his neck. A Range Rover delivered the man to the First Hill hospital. Police were interviewing the vehicle’s occupants following the 10:45 PM incident.
The incident is part of a wave of gun violence hitting Seattle this summer. Sunday afternoon, a man suffered serious injuries when he was shot in a reported gunfight outside the Douglass-Truth library near 24th and Yesler.
UPDATE: Earlier in the day, gang unit detectives arrested a 24-year-old felon at 26th and Columbia who unlawfully had a loaded gun in his possession. According to SPD, the man led police on a brief foot chase through the Central District.
Gang Unit detectives were driving near 25th Avenue and E. Jefferson St. around 4:30 PM when they spotted the man walking down the street. When detectives tried to stop the man, who had several warrants for robbery, weapons and Department of Corrections violations, he took off running. Police chased after the man on foot and in patrol cars  and caught up to him at 26th Ave and E. Columbia St.
After arresting the 24-year-old, officers searched the man’s backpack and found a loaded handgun wrapped inside a Seahawks jersey featuring the name of one of the team’s safeties.
Police booked the man–who is a convicted felon and prohibited from handling guns–into the King County Jail for unlawful possession of a firearm and three warrants.
Here's the gun our officers recovered from a wanted felon after chasing him through the Central District yesterday: pic.twitter.com/kOty0VHOfh
— Seattle Police Department (@SeattlePD) September 3, 2015
Wednesday night perhaps? Early Thursday morning? Thursday night hasn’t happened yet. ;).
Any info on a police response 26/Alder early Wed morning? 2:30 am, 3 squad cars?
Thanks. Will look into Alder incident
This is insane! If I’m counting correctly, there have been four shootings within a mile radius along the 23rd Ave corridor in the past week (24th and Yesler, 18th and Jackson, 24th and Columbia, 26th and Alder). The gunfight outside of the library occurred in the middle of the day when there were children nearby. I live right in the middle of this area and it is insane that we have almost become used to the sounds of gunshots and sirens. I don’t want to be afraid to walk around the neighborhood that I have lived in for years. Someone please tell me what our city is doing to stop this violence because it seems as though it has been much worse this summer. Please keep us posted if there is a community meeting or something we can attend to have our voices heard. It seems like a lot of these shootings aren’t even making it on the police blotter anymore. My thoughts are with the victim and everyone affected by this violence.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/East-Precinct-Advisory-Council/371380299555189
Attend those meetings if you want to make your voice heard.
Thanks for the link. I will be working until late at night on the fourth Thursday of this month (if the meeting is still occurring then), but I hope all of the shootings mentioned above are addressed, particularly the one where a young man was shot outside of the library on a Sunday afternoon.
Yes, it seems a lot of this stuff is concentrated within a relatively small area. Hope those cameras work out.