UPDATE 5:40 PM:
CHS just received a note from a parent asking about a lockdown at Lowell Elementary this afternoon around the same time the man was arrested.
SPS send out robocalls to parents saying at no time was anyone in direct danger. My son said there were unidentified helicopters circling the playfield, and the kids were told to take cover under the tables.
SPD didn’t say anything about a lockdown related to the arrest. But we also didn’t ask. It might have just been standard procedure given the situation happening less than a mile away. We’ll check back with SPD.
UPDATE 1:50 PM:
This afternoon around 12:15, a 911 call came in from a person who saw the man pull a handgun from his bag as he walked southbound on Belmont toward Harrison. The caller said the man had a knife in his other hand. Jamieson said officers arrived and arrested the man near Belmont and Thomas. A handgun was recovered at the scene. Jamieson said the report on the investigation is still being written up so it’s not clear what charges the man will be booked on.
Original report:
Still gathering details on this one but a sizable — and fast-acting — contingent of Seattle police officers converged on this I-5 Shores intersection this afternoon and appeared to take a man into custody.
Twitter user andrew_walsh supplied this report and picture from the scene:
I counted 9 cop cars, at least 4 bike cops, and a chopper circling overhead. Here’s a bad photo.
We’re contacting SPD and taking a quick listen to the scanner archive to see what else we can learn. We do know that the air above the area was ordered clear presumably to make way for King County’s helicopter SPD works with during pursuits and searches.
A woman at the scene said she was told the man taken into custody had a gun or a knife and lived in an apartment nearby but she had not seen in in the building before.
