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‘Did You Feel It?’ — early morning 11th Ave suspicious booms, ripples from San Juan Islands quake

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It wasn’t the most restful Monday sleep for residents around First Hill and Yesler Terrace after early morning reports of suspicious booms woke some around 4 AM followed an hour later by a ripple of seismic activity.

Seattle Police responded to the area around 11th Ave and Spruce after callers reported an explosion with light smoke but no flames around 4 AM. Some said it was the second or third boom they had heard on the morning. According to East Precinct radio updates, police located a person near the scene who may have been involved in a personal dispute in the area. Police were investigating. We do not have information on any damage and there were no reported injuries.

An hour later, people around the Puget Sound felt the waves of a 4.5 magnitude earthquake in the San Juan islands. While there were very few reports around Capitol Hill’s surrounding neighborhoods 70 miles away, some residents of the area’s tallest residential buildings on First Hill reported the sway. Continue reading →

Three to hospital in Yesler Terrace shooting — UPDATE

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Three people were reported injured in a shooting Wednesday night at 11th and Fir.

Seattle Police confirmed that it was investigating a shooting but released no additional details

According to East Precinct radio updates, three people were found with gunshot wounds near the area where gunfire was reported just after 8 PM around Yesler and 12th Ave. According to radio updates, Seattle Fire treated one man with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, another hit in the leg, and a third hit in the buttocks. All three were taken to the hospital.

UPDATE: Seattle Fire says a 50-year-old and a 54-year-old victim were taken to the hospital in stable condition. A 37-year-old male victim in the incident was reported in critical condition at the time of transport.

Witnesses reported a pickup truck was also involved in the shooting.

Seattle Police found the vehicle with possible blood inside parked nearby the shooting scene. They were also collecting bullet fragments and shell casings in the area.

There were no reported immediate arrests.

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KOMO: Teen linked to Capitol Hill Safeway shootout arrested

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The Seattle Police Department has reportedly arrested one of the suspects in the shootout that locked down the Capitol Hill Safeway earlier this month — a 15-year-old who reportedly fled the scene at 15th and John on a scooter.

KOMO reports SPD says it spotted the teen Thursday night in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood. The kid reportedly fled on a scooter to a nearby 1100-block E Fir apartment building where police engaged in a short standoff believing the teen to be armed. “A family member who lived at the apartments calmed the boy down and got him to surrender,” KOMO reports. Continue reading →

Tougo Coffee owner closes shop after 17 years to reunite with son abroad

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Tougo Coffee, a second home for many and a hotspot for community gatherings on Yesler Terrace, closed shop this summer after 17 years serving Seattle. Owner Berhanu β€œBrian” Wells plans to move to Japan next year to reunite with his son, Tougo.

β€œTougo Coffee has been a fabric that has been woven together by the locals to Seattle, and global community,” Wells told CHS. β€œWe are grateful to have served Seattle families and friends for 17 years. It’s been our absolute pleasure and honor that you allowed us to be your bodega.”

Wells recently launched a GoFundMe, and donations will help pay for legal, governmental and intermediaries hired to assist with the visa process, like the translation of documents and any challenges related to obtaining a visa.

β€œThe ultimate goal here is for me to reunite with my son, Tougo, and I really need your help,” Wells said in the GoFundMe. Continue reading →

Victim identified in Broadway alley shooting

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A fundraiser has been organized to assist the victim’s family

The man shot and left to die in a Broadway alley over the weekend has been identified as Kidus Ayele.

Police found Ayele down in an alley near Broadway and Spruce, shot in the face and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds after gunfire was reported in the area around 12:30 AM Saturday, according to East Precinct radio. Seattle Fire says Ayele died at the scene.

Seattle Police said a search for the vehicle reported speeding away from the shooting was not successful and that there were no arrests. Continue reading →

One dead in Broadway alley in Yesler Terrace shooting

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A victim was shot and left to die in a Broadway alley and police were searching for a vehicle reported fleeing the area in an overnight shooting.

Police were called to reports of gunfire in the area of Broadway and Spruce in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood just before 12:30 AM Saturday.

Arriving officers found the victim down in an alley, shot in the face and suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to East Precinct radio. Continue reading →

Teen injured in Yesler Terrace shooting

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A teen was shot in both legs in a reported domestic violence incident Saturday night in the Yesler Terrace area.

Seattle Police were called to a building near 11th and Spruce just before 10:30 PM where a caller reported the 15-year-old victim with gunshot wounds to each leg suffered in a reported domestic violence assault. Continue reading →

Yellow Bee Market and Banh Mi hopes to create buzz amid the growth and new neighbors of Yesler Terrace

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By Nova Berger/CHS Reporting Intern

A new neighborhood market from an experienced creator of locally-focused grocery stores is taking shape in the rapidly changing Yesler Terrace neighborhood where hundreds of new apartment units have taken shape in an ongoing development boom.

β€œThat’s what Yellow Bee is all about, providing access to the urban resident,” Brian Hoang tells CHS.

23rd and Union. Madison Valley. First Hill. Major changes have reshaped these neighborhoods around Capitol Hill with major growth including challenges around gentrification and displacement. These changes have brought new neighbors and new lives to Central Seattle. In the rapid transformation of Yesler Terrace to the south of Capitol Hill, residents in these changed spaces need places like Yellow Bee Market and Banh Mi. Continue reading →

One reported dead in E Fir shooting

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A man was reported dead in an early Friday morning shooting in an alley off E Fir.

Seattle Police said they had responded to a shooting and that at least one person was wounded.

Multiple 911 callers reported gunfire around 4:30 AM and officers arriving at the scene found the victim down and shot in the chest and without a pulse in the alley near 11th and E Fir, according to East Precinct radio updates. Continue reading →

Design review: 8-story mixed-use at 12th and Fir

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Plans for a new 8-story mixed-use building at 12th and Fir will come before the Central Area Design Review Board Thursday night.

The proposal from developers Kamiak with designs by Hybrid and Hewitt would create an 8-story, 127-unit apartment building with street level retail above a 42-space underground parking garage. Continue reading →