Diaz says that makes it very important to work with other police agencies to stop the violence. He says some of the violence that’s occurring in the Rainier Beach Community is spilling over from Auburn, Kent and Tukwila and vice versa. "We are not just seeing people who are shot and injured, that sometimes results in death, but we are just seeing the trauma that this causes in this community," said Diaz. Police were called to the scene near 37th Avenue South and South. He says a mobile precinct will be located in the Rainier Beach area through the end of summer and SPD will staff patrols there as well. SEATTLE An investigation is underway after a triple shooting Wednesday night in Seattle’s Rainier Valley. "What we are seeing is some of the handguns are being switched into automatic guns and that’s what creating a lot more rounds being fired, and a lot more destruction, and we are recovering stuff we haven’t seen before, what we refer to as a 50 round drum magazine, which is 50 rounds that are fired in what looks like a tommy-style magazine," said Diaz. "The owner observed an attempted break-in and then proceeded to chase three suspects," said Brown.ĭiaz says in the last six weeks, there have been 29 arrests, with 23 handguns and three rifles recovered. There have also been more shootings in the area. A few days ago, South Precinct Commander and Acting Captain Rob Brown said a person was shot in the buttocks. On Wednesday, a manhunt was underway after car thieves opened fire, damaging a window while trying to flee. "Their community event is interrupted with violence and not just a couple rounds, but literally dozens and dozens of rounds in that community," said Diaz. We will continue to update the story at this link. Police Chief Adrian Diaz told residents at the South Precinct Advisory Council Meeting that it was an especially heinous crime because volunteers who were trying to help stop community violence were victimized themselves. Rainier Avenue in South Seattle is shut down in both directions as police investigate the shooting of a man in the Safeway parking lot. No one found or reported injured there the Beach Drive call was 20 minutes later and more than a mile away.ĥ:50 AM: An officer just told dispatch that one of the shooting victims that showed up at Harborview Medical Center was in fact injured in the Alki gunfire, a male victim with an arm wound.VIDEO: Seattle PD release footage of response to mass shooting in Rainier Beachįive people were shot in the parking lot of a Rainier Beach Safeway Friday night, and four of those people had to be taken to the hospital. Officers responded to reports of a disturbance before noon in the 4400 block of Rainier Avenue South, and shortly after the initial call another person called 911 to report a man was shot in the same area. They also have reports of people showing up at two downtown hospitals with gunshot wounds, no word if related to this initial callout or the non-West Seattle locations with which police are dealing.Ĥ:57 AM: No further radio exchanges explaining the Beach Drive dispatch nor further discussion of the reported Alki casings.ĥ:08 AM: Listening back to archived audio from the original dispatch, someone had called 911 saying they heard yelling, a shot, and a person saying they were shot in the arm then there was a mention that the purported victim might be “on a park bench,” (That part of Beach Drive is the Me-Kwa-Mooks/Emma Schmitz Overlook area.) But no one was found in the area.ĥ:32 AM: Going back further into the archived audio, the Alki casings are somewhat explained – there was a dispatch around 4 am for a crowd of 50 or so people at the beach, followed moments later by multiple calls of gunfire. SpotCrime crime map shows crime incident data down to neighborhood crime activity including, reports, trends, and alerts. SEATTLE - A search is underway for a suspect after a shooting during an attempted robbery Monday in Seattles Columbia City neighborhood. … They’re still sorting out the details and one officer has just told dispatch they’ve found shell casings in the 2400 block of Alki SW.Ĥ:35 AM: Dispatch has just canceled the response to Beach Drive, while SFD is dealing with shooting victims in another part of the city. So far all we know is they are responding to a report of a shooting. 4:29 AM: A Seattle Fire “scenes of violence” response is arriving in the 4600 block of Beach Drive SW.
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