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Arrest caught on video in second night of Capitol Hill nightlife gunfire incidents

screen-shot-2016-10-22-at-4-00-55-pmA second night of late night gunfire in Pike/Pine ended with an arrest on Broadway as police blocked in a suspect’s vehicle in front of sidewalks full of nightlife crowds.

Police rushed to the area around Harvard Ave for a second straight night — this time around 12:30 AM to reports of a man firing shots at Harvard and Pine and possibly in another incident in the Seattle Central parking lot. Officers found at least one shell casing at Pine. There were no reported injuries.

As police searched for the shooter, a vehicle associated with the suspect was spotted in a Broadway parking lot. Police moved in and blocked the car in the 1500 block of Broadway, ordering the occupants out at gunpoint in an arrest captured on video by not one but two different police video enthusiasts.

The suspect was taken into custody without incident.

The shooting incident was part of a second night of gunplay around the area’s busy bars and clubs. Early Friday morning, police rushed to the area around Harvard and Pike around 1:45 AM after a man was reported firing a gun. Officers found shell casings but the suspect was not located and there were no arrests.

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paxos
paxos
7 years ago

This is great, I am glad they got this guy.
Can someone translate what is being sad at this timecode?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VZW0RWSPCk&feature=youtu.be&t=239

He shot in the air because of what?

bb
bb
7 years ago
Reply to  paxos

Because he’s a dumbass. Hopefully in jail for a while.

David
David
7 years ago

Someone in local media should follow this case because it would be helpful to know who this young man with the expensive car and the gun is and why he was firing a weapon in the air. What is his story?

J
J
7 years ago
Reply to  David

Some asshole with money? You don’t have to be anyone special to buy a gun. Guessing he was just ‘flexing’ if he shot in the air.

citycat
citycat
7 years ago

It is surprising to see the group of bystanders on the sidewalk behind the shooter’s vehicle. An exchange of gunfire could have started at any time. If there are several police officers pointing their guns at someone who is not obeying their commands, that should be a signal to crouch down behind a parked car or leave the area. The cheesy red limo parked in the background could have served as a nice barrier for everyone.

David
David
7 years ago
Reply to  citycat

It was ever thus. Unfortunately a lot of people aren’t street smart in that way. Several years ago there was an incident in downtown Seattle where police and a suspect were shooting at each other and people were trying to get closer because they thought it was a movie. Miracle no one caught a ricochet.

Whichever
Whichever
7 years ago
Reply to  citycat

Natural selection. Same goes for the busybody filiming the police.