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- Teen shot in drive-by: A 17-year-old was shot in the chest and an address error delayed Seattle Fire’s response in a reported drive-by shooting early Friday morning on MLK Way. Police were called to the 1100 block of MLK Way South just before 1 AM Friday to the reported shooting and reported finding evidence of a shooting involving a 9mm handgun. Seattle Fire units were dispatched to the scene but were first sent to an incorrect address in the 1100 block of MLK Way — 1.3 miles north of the incident. A similar error occurred in the response last October to the shooting on MLK Way that took the life of neighborhood business owner D’Vonne Pickett, Jr. SPD says the victim was shot multiple times and Seattle Fire reported the teen was in serious condition when transported to Harborview by Seattle Fire. There were no reported arrests and we do know have an update on the victim’s condition. The shooting comes as the East Precinct has boosted patrols around Garfield High School following a string of gun violence in the area of the school.
- Belmont Place encampment fire:
Thanks to a CHS reader for the picture and report from the scene
Seattle Fire rolled out a full response to a large encampment fire that threatened a building at Belmont Pl E and Bellevue Pl E Saturday night. According to SFD, the fire did not spread to the nearby structure but residents reported several explosions amid the massive wall of flame from the encampment on a property lined up for long-delayed development. There were no reported injuries.
- Fatal 23rd Ave crash: A 57-year-old woman died Friday afternoon in a single-car crash at 23rd Ave and Judkins. Seattle Police say witnesses to the just after 4:30 PM crash reported the driver appeared to try to beat the intersection’s red light and overcorrected, “causing the vehicle to leave the roadway and impact a tree.” SPD said the southbound lane of 23rd Ave was shut during the investigation.
- DUI driver strikes cop car: East Precinct officers had an easy time tracking down a suspected DUI driver after an early Tuesday morning crash smashed up a police patrol car. SPD reports officers inside the precinct headquarters at 12th and Pine heard the loud crash outside the building and saw the suspect vehicle turn onto E Pike after swiping into the police cruiser. Police tracked down the driver and placed the 25-year-old woman under arrest for suspected DUI and hit and run.
- Smoky Sunday carport fire: A column of smoke that rose above Capitol Hill on the early evening of Sunday, May 28th came from a car fire in the carport of a 1700-block Summit Ave building. Seattle Fire says its units were able to quickly extinguish the blaze but not before it sent a cloud of thick smoke above the neighborhood.
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