See something others should know about? Email CHS or call/txt/Signal (206) 399-5959. You can view recent CHS 911 coverage here. Hear sirens and wondering what’s going on? Check out Twitter reports from @jseattle or tune into the CHS Scanner page.

• North Capitol Hill manhunt update: Prosecutors said they were asking the Seattle Police Department for more information about the alleged shots fired at officers incident that led to an overnight Sunday manhunt around North Capitol Hill. The King County Prosecutor’s office said it was working with SPD to get “clarifying information” before filing more serious charges against the 58-year-old police allege opened fire on officers attempting to pull him over after a night of prowler reports in the area. Jail records show the man has an extensive criminal history and remains held on two counts of second degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. The jail record also shows a line item for “homicide investigation.” Police said the suspect was to be booked into King County Jail on two counts of attempted homicide and one count of attempted burglary at the time of his arrest. UPDATE 10:15 AM: Prosecutors will not file attempted murder charges in the case. The county prosecutor announced it has filed two counts of second degree assault and a firearms charge against Damon Baker:

  The State is concerned the defendant may commit a violent offense if he remains out of custody. The defendant was suspect in a number of residential burglaries. When officers spotted the possible involved vehicle, they followed but did not activate sirens and emergency lights. The defendant then fired a handgun out of the window of the car, back at the officers. The officer driving the car had to take evasive action because he feared the car would be struck. The defendant reacted with extreme violence simply because he was being followed by a police car. He fired a gun out of the window of a moving car back at another car behind him. He did this just after 10pm, and while the road may not be as crowded as at mid-day, it was within Seattle when others could still be on the road. This was extremely dangerous, not just for the involved officers, but for others out in the area. The defendant is not allowed to possess a gun. The State is concerned he will commit another violent offense if he is out of custody, perhaps just out of desperation to get away from responding officers. The State requests bail be set in the amount of $500,000.

• SUV assault charges: A familiar face in Capitol Hill’s food and drink scene has been charged with two counts of second degree assault after police say he drove his SUV onto a sidewalk and allegedly tried to run over two people near Capitol Hill’s City Market in a beef sparked by a confrontation with a street performer. Brandin Myett, 46, was arrested the morning after the reported overnight May 21st assault after police traced his vehicle registration to his Queen Anne residence.
  “After initially refusing to exit his residence, Myett was taken into custody,” the SPD report reads, adding that Myett admitted to police that he had been drinking at a bar prior to the incident and that he was involved in an altercation. According to police, the victims in the alleged assault had been playing music in front of City Market just before 2 AM when Myett approached acting drunk and aggressive. “An unknown black male intervened and told Myett to leave (one of the victims) alone,” the police report reads. “Myett argued with the unknown male and called him a ‘nigger.’ The unknown male hit or pushed Myett to the ground and yelled at him before walking away.” Police say Myett then returned to the scene at the wheel of his SUV: Myett left the scene but police found the Land Rover left nearby with what appeared to be cup of beer in the center console. He was booked into King County Jail after his arrest and released on $150,000 bail. An arraignment hearing is scheduled for next week. Myett is a veteran of the Capitol Hill food and drink scene with involvement in several ventures including Juicebox and the Marseille wine bar.
• Capitol Hill man charged in fatal Ship Canal Bridge crash: A Broadway resident has been charged in the May 24th collision on the Ship Canal Bridge that killed 22-year-old Jordan Shelley. Justin Kuo, also 22, faces one count of felony vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving in the early morning crash into Shelley’s broken down car, that sent the victim over the bridge railing. Shelley’s body was recovered from the water some 180 feet below later that morning. The Seattle Times reports Kuo was driving home to Capitol Hill when he “looked down to adjust his radio right before the crash,” according to police. Kuo’s arraignment is scheduled for June 9th.
• Bellevue Ave E carjacking: A woman had her car stolen at gunpoint Saturday afternoon on Bellevue Ave E. Police say the victim was inside her vehicle in the 400 block around 4:30 PM when she was approached by three suspects. The victim said the group pointed a handgun at her and stole her car, Police checked the area but the vehicle was not found. There were no arrests and no reported injuries. SPD’s report did not include a description of the three suspects.
• Sunday gunfire: A victim at an unnamed Capitol Hill club told police a phone thief fired a gun in a confrontation over the theft early Sunday just before 2 AM:
  The female suspect, who was in a vehicle at the time, taunted the victim with the phone, and then pulled out a gun, firing a round into the air. The vehicle then fled but was located by patrol officers a short time later. Officers initiated a pursuit, and the suspect vehicle fled eastbound on I-90. Officers lost sight of the vehicle but were advised by WSP that the vehicle had been observed on DOT cameras exiting at Mercer Island. SPD, WSP, and Mercer Island PD responded to the area, but were unable to locate the suspect vehicle.
•  ‘Help the firefighter’: A combative patient in a Saturday medical response on E Madison prompted a flood of police and Seattle Fire vehicles to respond to an emergency “help the firefighter” call:
  

  On 05-28-2022 at 1559 hours, Seattle Fire responded to a medical incident at an apartment complex and encountered a combative patient. The subject bit a firefighter in the hand which prompted a “help the firefighter” call. SPD patrol officers responded to the scene and assisted SFD restraining the subject. Subject was likely under the influence of some form of stimulant, and it took a large number of SFD and SPD personnel to restrain him. Medic unit responded to the scene and sedated the subject. Subject was then transported to HMC by Medic with a hospital guard.

  Police said the suspect would be booked into jail for felony assault on a firefighter once medically cleared.

HELP KEEP CHS PAYWALL-FREE THIS SPRING
🌈🐣🌼🌷🌱🌳🌾🍀🍃🦔🐇🐝🐑🌞🌻 
Subscribe to CHS to help us hire writers and photographers to cover the neighborhood. CHS is a pay what you can community news site with no required sign-in or paywall. To stay that way, we need you.

Become a subscriber to help us cover the neighborhood for $5 a month -- or choose your level of support 👍