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• Bellevue Ave building fire: A Bellevue Ave problem property burned again Wednesday morning and Seattle Fire responded to put out the blaze. Fire at the 318 Bellevue Ave E address was reported just after 6 AM. Fire crews arrived and were able to knock down the fire. A search of the building showed nobody was inside. The same 20-unit lowrise was charred in a fire in April. There were also no reported injuries in that incident. A neighbor said that squatters were removed from the building prior to the April fire. The 1950s-built apartment building is planned to be demolished and replaced by a six-story, 20-unit development from West Freeman Properties and Capitol Hill architecture firm Board and Vellum. A master use permit for the project that has been under planning since 2018 was issued in March. A demolition permit was issued in early April. Seattle has increased fees for developers who let properties sit empty and go derelict.
• Melrose shooting: A man shot early Wednesday near Denny and Melrose was not seriously injured. Police believe he was shot with an airgun in an assault reported just before 2 AM, according to East Precinct radio updates. Seattle Fire was called to treat the victim at Olive Place and Melrose as police searched for the reported assailant last reported leaving the scene westbound. There were no immediate arrests and no details about what led to the assault.
• Lake Wa Blvd car prowler: Police were unable to apprehend a suspect reportedly caught in the act of busting into a car in one of the frequently prowled lots along Lake Washington Blvd near the Arboretum:
  On 05-10-2021 at 1500 hours, officers responded to the 2300 block of Lake Washington Blvd to a reported car prowl and harassment. Officer contacted the victim, who stated that they returned to their vehicle to find an unknown suspect reaching into their vehicle through a recently broken window. When the victim approached the suspect, the suspect shoved the victim back and implied that he had a gun, stating, “you’ll be sorry when I shoot you.” The suspect got into a vehicle a left the scene. Officers found that at least seven vehicles were broken into at that location and recovered stolen luggage.
  The stolen luggage was later returned to the owners, who were victims of a car prowl from a different lot, SPD says.

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