There has been another death on the roadways around Seattle’s busy Yesler corridor. CHS has learned that the 72-year-old struck by a driver while crossing the street in a morning June 13th collision at Boren and Main has died of his injuries.
The Medical Examiner’s office has identified the victim as Raphael Shelton. Shelton died earlier this week after suffering “blunt force injuries” nine days earlier in the Saturday morning crash. Continue reading
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Mayor Katie Wilson was whisked away by security after gunfire near her Tuesday afternoon press conference on a playground outside the Yesler Community Center.
Seattle Police says there were no reported injuries but found property damage and were searching the area of the Yesler Terrace neighborhood for a car believed to have been involved in the shooting. The gunfire was not directed at the gathering and the community center was not damaged in the incident.
Wilson was at the center to announce an expansion of free childcare and meals programs in the city. Continue reading
Seattle Police says officers found bullet damage to a nearby apartment and parked vehicles nearby after gunfire Monday night in the 100 block of Broadway in the Yesler Terrace area. Continue reading
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
Cafe Calaveras is now open at Broadway and Yesler (Image: Cafe Calaveras)
There may be closings, shutterings, and shufflings, but the Capitol Hill area’s cafe scene seems to be thriving.
Amid a flurry of 12th Ave food+drink closures, First Hill-born Sugar Bakery is making plans for its second Capitol Hill opening in recent months. City permits — and a CHS tipster — indicate a new Sugar is being lined up for the former Plum Chopped lunch and salad spot. Continue reading
Police say one person suffered a grazing gunshot wound to the head in an altercation Tuesday morning near Broadway and E Fir.
SPD and Seattle Fire were called to the area around 10:40 AM to a reported robbery: Continue reading
It wasn’t the most restful Monday sleep for residents around First Hill and Yesler Terrace after early morning reports of suspicious booms woke some around 4 AM followed an hour later by a ripple of seismic activity.
Seattle Police responded to the area around 11th Ave and Spruce after callers reported an explosion with light smoke but no flames around 4 AM. Some said it was the second or third boom they had heard on the morning. According to East Precinct radio updates, police located a person near the scene who may have been involved in a personal dispute in the area. Police were investigating. We do not have information on any damage and there were no reported injuries.
An hour later, people around the Puget Sound felt the waves of a 4.5 magnitude earthquake in the San Juan islands. While there were very few reports around Capitol Hill’s surrounding neighborhoods 70 miles away, some residents of the area’s tallest residential buildings on First Hill reported the sway. Continue reading
Three people were reported injured in a shooting Wednesday night at 11th and Fir.
Seattle Police confirmed that it was investigating a shooting but released no additional details
According to East Precinct radio updates, three people were found with gunshot wounds near the area where gunfire was reported just after 8 PM around Yesler and 12th Ave. According to radio updates, Seattle Fire treated one man with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, another hit in the leg, and a third hit in the buttocks. All three were taken to the hospital.
UPDATE: Seattle Fire says a 50-year-old and a 54-year-old victim were taken to the hospital in stable condition. A 37-year-old male victim in the incident was reported in critical condition at the time of transport.
Witnesses reported a pickup truck was also involved in the shooting.
Seattle Police found the vehicle with possible blood inside parked nearby the shooting scene. They were also collecting bullet fragments and shell casings in the area.
There were no reported immediate arrests.
The Seattle Police Department has reportedly arrested one of the suspects in the shootout that locked down the Capitol Hill Safeway earlier this month — a 15-year-old who reportedly fled the scene at 15th and John on a scooter.
KOMO reports SPD says it spotted the teen Thursday night in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood. The kid reportedly fled on a scooter to a nearby 1100-block E Fir apartment building where police engaged in a short standoff believing the teen to be armed. “A family member who lived at the apartments calmed the boy down and got him to surrender,” KOMO reports. Continue reading
(Image: Tougo Coffee)
Tougo Coffee, a second home for many and a hotspot for community gatherings on Yesler Terrace, closed shop this summer after 17 years serving Seattle. Owner Berhanu “Brian” Wells plans to move to Japan next year to reunite with his son, Tougo.
“Tougo Coffee has been a fabric that has been woven together by the locals to Seattle, and global community,” Wells told CHS. “We are grateful to have served Seattle families and friends for 17 years. It’s been our absolute pleasure and honor that you allowed us to be your bodega.”
Wells recently launched a GoFundMe, and donations will help pay for legal, governmental and intermediaries hired to assist with the visa process, like the translation of documents and any challenges related to obtaining a visa.
“The ultimate goal here is for me to reunite with my son, Tougo, and I really need your help,” Wells said in the GoFundMe. Continue reading
