Category Archives: Crime

A third victim and city council rep public safety plan as 18-year-old victim in deadly Broadway and Pike shooting identified

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The 18-year-old shot in the chest and killed in this week’s deadly shooting at Broadway and Pike has been identified and a third victim hit in Thursday night’s chaos of gunfire has been reported after a male suffering from a grazing gunshot wound arrived at Harborview Saturday night.

Police are investigating the bloodshed including possible connections to the homicide last month a few blocks away at 10th and Pike that left a 26-year-old shot to death inside the vehicle he was driving.

Meanwhile, the neighborhood’s representative on the Seattle City Council says officials “owe our neighborhood more than statements or open letters” and has released a five-point plan for “meaningful public safety investments in Capitol Hill and First Hill.” Continue reading →

Homicide: Victim shot in chest at Pike and Broadway— UPDATE: Second victim reported

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Thanks to a reader for this picture of the scene

One person was reported shot in the chest and police were searching for a white Dodge Charger after a shooting Thursday night outside the QFC near the Chipotle at the troubled corner of Pike and Broadway.

Police and Seattle Fire were called to gunshots in the area reported just after 8 PM and found a victim down with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.

UPDATE: A second victim has been reported at Harborview.

UPDATE x2: SPD reports the victim found down on Broadway is dead and the circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation.

Police report the second victim arrived at the hospital in serious but stable condition with a gunshot wound to the leg.

According to East Precinct radio updates, police were looking for the Charger carrying at least two masked subjects last seen headed west on Union.

Police recovered video from a witness showing the assailants on foot at the time of the shooting. Continue reading →

E Pine Black Lives Matter mural vandalized

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(Images courtesy Converge Media)

A year after the neighborhood’s rainbow crosswalks were sloppily vandalized, paint and markings have marred the Black Lives Matter street mural stretching across E Pine south of Cal Anderson Park.

The Seattle Department of Transportation tells CHS it is looking into the situation:

The BLM mural on Capitol Hill was recently vandalized sometime between Saturday, September 27, and Monday, September 30. SDOT was notified by the mural’s artists, Vivid Matter Collective, on September 30. White paint was spilled across several portions of the mural, affecting multiple letters.

“We’re working closely with Vivid Matter Collective to restore the artwork as soon as possible,” the statement from SDOT says. “The artists were onsite today to assess the damage, and our crews are coordinating cleanup efforts that will include hydro-blasting and pressure washing to remove the paint.”

SDOT says it “remains committed to preserving this important piece of public art and ensuring it continues to be a space of pride and reflection for the community.” Continue reading →

Seattle Public Schools rejects plan supported by mayor and police chief that would have stationed cop at Garfield High School

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SPD increased its presence outside Garfield following the June 2024 murder (Image: CHS)

The Seattle School Board has rejected a plan supported by Mayor Bruce Harrell and his police chief to return a uniformed Seattle Police Department officer to the Garfield High School campus citing concerns over disproportionate policing and the district’s failure to implement community recommendations in its proposal.

“I cannot vote yes on this package. The trust has been ruined,” board member Michelle Sarju said during the Wednesday night session. “You all have broken my trust over and over and over again.”

Wednesday night’s decision on a “a School Engagement Officer” at Garfield follows more than a year of debate over the proposal following the 2024 campus parking lot murder of student Amarr Murphy-Paine.

The return of an assigned campus police officer would roll back a Black Lives Matter-era reform. Previously known as community resource officers, the program was dropped by the district in the summer of 2020 during the height of Black Lives Matter protests against police killings when the school board suspended a partnership with SPD that provided five armed officers with rotations and placements across Seattle’s public schools. Continue reading →

Questions over OPA track record of SPD’s new East Precinct commander — UPDATE: Removed

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Chief Barnes, left, looks on at a ceremony marking the promotion of Tietjen at the East Precinct (Image: SPD)

Chief Shon Barnes has named an officer with a questionable record on Capitol HIll to lead the East Precinct.

The Seattle Police Department announced the promotions of Michael Tietjen to East Precinct Commander last month.

UPDATE 11:20 AM: Publicola reports that Chief Barnes is removing Tietjen and will assign a new commander following criticism of the promotion and “a crisis of confidence among our LGBTQIA+ community members.”

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911 | Probably not the only arrest for smoking fentanyl outside a Capitol Hill QFC this month

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See something others should know about? Email CHS or call/txt (206) 399-5959. You can view recent CHS 911 coverage here. Hear sirens and wondering what’s going on? Check out reports from @jseattle or join and check in with neighbors in the CHS Facebook Group.

  • World School threat arrest: A 60-year-old are resident was arrested Tuesday after a set of bizarre interactions around the World School campus on E Union. SPD says the suspect assaulted a school security guard and pointed a gun at a teen during the strange series of events. According to SPD’s report on the incident, police were called to the 17th and Union school just before 1 PM as the neighbor tried to enter the campus “The suspect was walking his two dogs when he approached the school and forcefully pushed past the security guard to speak with the principal,” SPD reports. Police say the apparently intoxicated suspect then walked to 16th and Pike and approached two teens sitting in a car. “The suspect, armed with a knife in one hand and a gun in the other, began yelling at the teens, telling them they can’t park on the street,” SPD says. “During the interaction, the suspect reached into the car, grabbed a 15-year-old by the neck while wielding the knife. He also pointed a gun at the teen.” SPD says officers recovered video evidence showing the suspect pushing his way into the school, and a photo of him holding the knife in his hand. Officers tracked the suspect to his nearby home where he claimed to have no firearms. After securing a search warrant, police say they found two guns inside the home. The man was arrested and booked into jail for investigation of burglary and felony harassment. Animal control was called to secure the dogs and take them to a shelter.

    (Image: SPD)

  • Harvard Market QFC fentanyl arrest: It won’t be the only arrest for smoking fentanyl in front of a Capitol Hill QFC this month but it hopefully will be only case involving a wanted felon found to be illegally carrying a handgun. SPD says it made the bust of the 27-year-old early Tuesday morning outside the QFC at Broadway and Pike. According to police, patrol officers saw a man smoking “narcotics with a pipe” in front of the grocery store and arrested the suspect without incident:
    While interviewing him, police recovered a loaded gun. When they asked him where he got the gun, he told them he “found it.” The suspect, recently released from prison, has previous convictions for multiple felonies including unlawful possession of firearms, theft of a motor vehicle, eluding, and unlawful possession of a motor vehicle. He is prohibited from carrying firearms.
    Police say the suspect was wanted on a $4,000 arrest warrant for fighting in public, issued by the Centralia Municipal Court. Officers booked the suspect into the King County Jail for narcotics possession and unlawful possession of a firearm. There were no reported injuries.
 

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Victim with service dog targeted in 11th and Fir street robbery

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Police are investigating an overnight gunpoint street robbery that targeted a victim walking with her service dog near 11th and Fir early Tuesday.

The Seattle Police Department reports the victim was walking with her dog just before 2 AM when the suspect rushed from behind and pulled the victim to the ground by the neck. “The suspect put a gun to her head and told her she could keep the dog but to empty her pockets,” SPD reports. “The victim complied with the demands and removed the contents from her pockets.” Continue reading →

911 | SPD seeks help in investigation after bike rider hit by driver at Broadway and Pine

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See something others should know about? Email CHS or call/txt (206) 399-5959. You can view recent CHS 911 coverage here. Hear sirens and wondering what’s going on? Check out reports from @jseattle or join and check in with neighbors in the CHS Facebook Group.

  • Broadway hit and run: SPD is looking for witnesses to a hit and run that injured a bicyclist and left her down in the roadway at Broadway and Pine last Wednesday night. Police say the victim and any witnesses in the area could not provide a description of the vehicle in the just before 8:30 PM collision at the time of the crash. According to SPD, the victim was riding a Lime rental bike southbound on Broadway when she was struck by the driver who then fled the scene. Seattle Fire was called to provide aid to the rider. She was transported to Harborview in serious but stable condition, SPD reports. Police were looking for any security cameras in the area that may have captured the October 1st collision. If you have information that may help, contact the SPD Non-Emergency Line at (206) 625-5011.

  • Tourists claim shot at near Cal Anderson: Police investigated after tourists said their rental car was shot in the bumper for unknown reasons as they drove near Cal Anderson Park Friday night:
    At 2300 hours, Victim arrived in Seattle to start their vacation. As they were driving near Cal Anderson Park the victim noticed a black SUV parked across the intersection from them. Suspect in the front passenger seat shot a firearm into the air. The victim made a turn away from the suspect vehicle and they heard more shots. Later at the Airbnb they noticed bullet damage to the rear bumper of the rental vehicle. A projectile was collected and submitted to evidence.
    SPD reports there were no injuries and no arrests. Continue reading →

Man stabbed in reported North Capitol Hill attempted carjacking — UPDATE

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A victim was stabbed in the leg in a reported attempted carjacking near Broadway and Newton Street Tuesday night.

Police and Seattle Fire were called to the scene around 8:40 PM to the reported attempted heist and stabbing. The victim was being treated for non-life threatening injuries. Continue reading →

Harvard Ave E helicopter search for reported armed graffiti suspect ends with arrest — UPDATE

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Seattle Police said they had one person in custody after a helicopter and K9 search along Harvard Ave E Tuesday night.

According to East Precinct radio updates, the search for the graffiti suspect began just before 7:30 PM near Harvard and Thomas. CHS does not have information on what led to the report and the pursuit but police reported the suspect was “known to be armed” during the search. Continue reading →