Seattle Police were searching for a dark Dodge Charger following gunfire south of Garfield High School Wednesday afternoon.
Police were called to 24th and Spruce after the reported gunfire around 2:20 PM just as Garfield students were leaving campus for the day. A 911 caller reported a group of kids running from the area and the car speeding away after the gunfire, according to East Precinct radio.
A search of the area turned up no victims and the suspect vehicle was not immediately located.
UPDATE: SPD says the incident involved a shooter firing into a residence from a passing vehicle:
At 1420 hours, officers responded to a call for service near the intersection of E Fir St and E Spruce St for a drive-by shooting. Officers quickly arrived in the area and secured the crime scene. It was found that the suspect vehicle slowing drove southbound in 160 BLK of 24th Ave and fired multiple rounds at a house. Officers checked the house and found no damage and no one inside the residence. Officers collected shell casings and were able to locate footage of the suspect vehicle. Due to the proximity to Garfield High, the school was notified; however, was not put in lockdown due to the students already being released for the day
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Garfield student perspective, there was no lockdown/shelter in place triggered and it does not appear anyone knew what was going on. Rumors surfaced that it was down near 23rd/Jackson but clearly that’s not true.
My son and multiple friends’ kids sheltered in place. Maybe it happened after some students had already left?
I’m glad it was lifted quickly but still unnerving.
Oh, they must’ve made the announcement after dismissal. I saw a cop car headed towards the scene around 3:45PM (school gets out at 3:40).
Didn’t someone gun down Amarr Murphy-Paine a few months ago in front of witnesses with camera video? I guess there’s no reason to worry about the fact that a stone-cold killer is still lurking around Seattle.
was part of the plan to install cameras around the school – surely that would push the trouble away from the immediate vicinity. Or even send a cop car down at 3:40pm everyday. A few more of these stories and Seattle schools will also have a high school enrollment problem.
Garfield has never been a safe school, articles like these date back years on here.