The victim in a reported shootout near the Douglass-Truth Library was rushed in a private vehicle to Swedish Cherry Hill Sunday afternoon.
A large medic response ensued at the hospital around 3:35 PM before transporting the victim to Harborview’s trauma center. We do not have information on the condition of the victim at this time.
Shooting investigation at 24th /Yesler. Victim taken to hospital by private car. Limited suspect description at this time.
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) August 30, 2015
The shooting followed 911 callers reporting more gunfire in the Central District. The person who was shot was reported down near 24th Ave and Yesler where three or four people were reported to be carrying the victim to a nearby vehicle.
Callers provided conflicting details on possible suspects as multiple vehicles and people rushed from the area to assist in transporting the victim to the hospital. According to police radio dispatches, the shooter was believed to be a young male seen walking with a group leaving the scene at 24th and Yesler. According to a witness account, multiple shooters were involved in the incident.
East Precinct and City Hall representatives met with community members last week at a neighborhood crime meeting to discuss recent gun violence. “There is no higher priority in the city for the chief than dealing with the gun violence that’s going on,” Capt. Paul McDonagh said. There has been a 23% increase in reports of shots fired this year in Seattle.
UPDATE: SPD says the victim and the main suspect “knew each other” — parse that statement how you will.
It does appear that victim and suspect knew each other, however, not much of a suspect description. Officers continue to investigate.
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) August 31, 2015
UPDATE 8:45 PM: In a second incident, 911 callers reported seeing two vehicles with occupants shooting at each near 18th and Jackson just after 8 PM. There were no reported victims but police found multiple vehicles parked in the area had been struck by gunfire. Police were collecting shell casings and evidence at the scene.
UPDATE 8/31/2015 9:35 AM: SPD says it will be posting a report on the incident later Monday.
UPDATE 8/31/2015 4:35 PM: SPD has posted a brief on the incident in a rundown of more gun-related activity in the city from the weekend:
Just before 3:30 PM Saturday, police received a report of a shooting at 24th Ave. and E. Yesler Way.
As officers drove to the scene, they received an update from witnesses that a motorist in a white SUV had loaded a wounded man into his vehicle and driven away from the scene.
The wounded 20-year-old man arrived at a Central District hospital a short time later, and officers learned he had been in a dispute with a group of young men at 24th and Yesler. The man reportedly exchanged shots with one of the men in the other group, and was struck. A ride-share driver, who was not involved in the incident, had apparently spotted the injured 20-year-old and stopped to take him to a hospital. The 20-year-old was reportedly in stable condition following the shooting. Detectives are investigating.
Thank you for reporting on this. We heard about seven or eight gun shots and screaming and there were probably some people who saw the whole thing since it was right outside of the library. I really hope the victim recovers. There were so many kids around too and families coming out of the library and nearby churches. Police arrived on the scene about 1 minute later and taped off a few blocks. The violence needs to stop. Please let us know if you get more information about the victim.
“There is no higher priority in the city for the chief than dealing with the gun violence that’s going on,” Capt. Paul McDonagh said. Please please, we are not grotesquely stupid, this city policy of the CD as a containment zone has been around for decades. I have heard it in meetings when officials never thought that guy in a suit lived there. We came close with Jim Pugel, through weed and see in abating houses. Not close enough.
SO THE “WEED AND SEED” / GENTRIFICATION / ETHNIC CLEANSING / “URBAN LEAGUE VILLAGE (FAKE MUSEUM “NAAM SCAM) HAVE INCREASED “GUN / DRONE VIOLENCE IN AFRICATOWN / CENTRAL DISTRICT???
OMARI TAHIR on Thursday, August 27, 2015 – 8:17 am said:
SURE, LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND AND “PUT IN HANDCUFFS” THE SHOOTER OF ELDERLY DISABLED NATIVE AMERICAN JOHN T. WILLIAMS??? WHAT A NOT SO FUNNY JOKE AND VERY BAD EXAMPLE FOR SOCIETY AS A WHOLE??? THE OLD WILD WILD WEST IS THE NEW WILD WILD WEST??? REMEMBER H. RAP BROWN SAID, “VIOLENCE IS AS AMERICAN AS CHERRY PIE”??? NEXT, CIVILIANS WITH ARMED DRONES AND DROPPING NON-TOXIC NON-TERRORISTIC VIETNAM “POLICE ACTION” NAPALM???
Omari Tahir-Garrett, VIETNAM VETERAN (1967), WORLD TRAVELER, HISTORY / ANTI-COLONIAL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND CANDIDATE FOR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL (2018)
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OMARI TAHIR on Friday, August 28, 2015 – 3:43 am said:
IS THIS ELDERLY DISABLED NATIVE AMERICAN KILLING, EVER INCREASING CRIME, THE RESULTS OF CITY, COUNTY AND STATE ‘S “WEED AND SEED” PROGRAM / DOPE SALES AT “UNCLE IKE’S RICO-RACKETEERING ORGANIZED CRIME OPERATION AT 23RD AND UNION???
WHAT ABOUT THE SHOOTINGS AND KILLING INSIDE “THE TWILIGHT” AT 25TH AND CHERRY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE AFRICATOWN PEACE ACADEMY IN HORACE MANN BUILDING??? IS THE CITY MOVING TO REVOKE “THE TWILIGHT’S ILLEGAL LIQOUR LICENSE (DRUG SALES, GUN VIOLENCE AND TOO CLOSE TO GARFIELD AND HORACE MANN SCHOOLS)???
THE LOOMING TEACHER’S STRIKE, “BLACK LIVE’S MATTER” MOVEMENT STUDENT ACTIONS, ROBBERIES, SHOOTINGS / MURDERS AND “BOILING POINT” GENTRIFICATION / ETHNIC CLEANSING TENSION IN AFRICATOWN, SCHOOL OPENING POLITICAL DRAMA (REMEMBER BERNIE SANDERS); SHOULD KEEP SEATTLE FRONT AND CENTER IN THE NATIONAL MEDIA??? HOPEFULLY GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATED STUDENT / COMMUNITY VIOLENT CONFLICT WILL RESULT IN POSITIVE CHANGE???
UNFORTUNATELY THE ANTI-BLACK EUROPEAN COLONIAL SETTLER “JUDEO-CHRISTIAN” NEWS MEDIA HAS HAD TO LEARN THE HARD WAY??? PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEED TO IMMEDIATELY CHANGE THEIR GEORGE WASHINGTON / JEFFERSON SLAVE OWNER CURRICULUMS TO REFLECT “UNITED NATIONS” ANTI-COLONIAL REALITY???
MAY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES WORLD WIDE AND ALL OTHER PAST AND PRESENT VICTIMS OF “GUN VIOLENCE” (AND OTHER “WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION”) REST IN PEACE.
NO, “DRONE TERRORISM” IS NOT THE SOLUTION??? Omari Tahir-Garrett, VIETNAM VETERAN, WORLD TRAVELER, HISTORY / ANTI-COLOONIAL SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND CANDIDATE FOR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL (2018)
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Jim98122x on Talk of gun violence and race at East Precinct community meeting
“IF YOU DON’T SUCCEED, TRY TRY AGAIN”. SO LET’S REPEAT HOW TO BEGIN SOLVING INCREASED “GUN VIOLENCE” / CRIME / POLICE TERRORISM IN SEATTLE!!!
OMARI TAHIR on Monday, August 24, 2015 – 12:29 pm said:
EINSTEIN SAID YOU CAN’T SOLVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SAME ENERGY (PEOPLE) THAT CREATED IT??? TIME TO VOTE OUT THE DOWNTOWN “BANKSTER” CONTROLLED “GANG OF FOUR” POLITICIANS (BURGESS, BAGSHAW, HARRELL AND GOODEN)??? GOODEN IS GONE AND BURGESS IS GOING…. GOING…. GOING AND IN NOVEMBER MAKE SURE HE IS GONE!!! Omari Tahir-Garrett, VIETNAM VETERAN (1967), WORLD TRAVELER, HISTORY TEACHER AND CANDIDATE FOR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL (2018)
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Outside of the library at 3:30pm on a Sunday? That is insane. I hope everyone is okay and I hope there weren’t too many kids and families around. Scary stuff.
I fortunately missed this one. But did get the wonderful opportunity to hear the shootout that occurred later that evening around 8:30 in the same area. It was so much fun answering my 8 year asking if those were gun shots and that no, it probably wasn’t an AK-47…
AFTER TRAVELING ALL OVER EUROPE AND LIVING IN LONDON FOR FIVE MONTHS, IT IS INTERESTING THAT THE DESCENDANTS OF EUROPEAN COLONIAL “JUDEO-CHRISTIAN” BOAT PEOPLE SETTLERS DON’T WANT TO RETURN TO THEIR EUROPEAN HOMELAND WHERE IT IS MUCH MORE PEACEFUL AND VIOLENT GUN KILLINGS BY POLICE OR CIVILIANS VERY RARE???
ADDICTION TO AMERICAN SHOOT’EM UP, KILL THE INDIANS / ENSLAVE THE BLACKS “TERRORISM” MUST BE HARD TO KICK IN REHAB???
IT SEEMS “RED COMMUNIST CHINA” HAS SOLVED IS BRITISH INTRODUCED / ENFORCED “OPIUM DRUG” / CULTURAL DISINTEGRATION PROBLEM???
MAYBE IF THE CIA STOPPED IMPORTANTING SO MUCH “AFGHANISTAN WAR HEROINE” AND SOUTH AMERICAN COL. OLIVER NORTH / REAGAN / BUSH / CLINTON COCAINE INTO THE USA (NOT TO MENTION IMPORT OF RUSSIAN AK-47S), “GUN VIOLENCE” WOULD DECREASE??? BUT WHY GO TO THE ROOTS OF THE PROBLEM??? OR MAYBE JUST “KEEP YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND” AND DON’T TELL THE KING “HE HAS NO CLOTHES ON”???
SINCE CORPORATIONS ARE NOW “PEOPLE”, I GUESS ALL PEOPLE ARE NOW CORPORATIONS??? Omari Tahir-Garrett,VIETNAM VETERAN (1967), WORLD TRAVELER, HISTORY/ ANTI-COLONIAL SOCICIAL STUDIES TEACHER AND CANDIDATE FOR SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL (2018)
WEBSITE: OmariForCityCouncil
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Omari, you are literally the worst.
And he will never garner nothing short of a unanimous vote for OFF “Survival Island” or this blog…whichever comes first!