This popped up on the scanner at 1:19pm this afternoon, originally as a shots-fired call, then updated by later calls reporting a man with gunshot wounds in a yard in the 700 block of 26th Ave S.
I rode over to the scene and saw a heavy-set black male being treated by medics for a gunshot wound to the chin. He was alert and conscious and able to get up and get into an ambulance under his own power.
There was a red Chevy Suburban parked in a neighboring driveway with visible damage from bullet holes to the rear windows. Police were also taking pictures of the front of the vehicle, which I couldn’t see. Witnesses at the scene told me that it was the victim’s vehicle, and that he was shot while driving and made his way to this address where either he and/or his family live. Family members of the victim were present at the scene and visibly distraught
Officers from the gang unit were also there taking pictures of the vehicle and talking to the victim.
It’s not clear where the original shooting occured at this point. We’ve heard on the scanner of follow-up activity in the 900 block of MLK South, a few blocks from where the victim ended up. We also heard that police were looking for a copper-colored vehicle with 3 juveniles onboard who were seen fleeing the scene. One of those 3 may be in custody, but the situation is fluid.
Update: 3:31pm – I just spoke to Mark Jamieson from Seattle Police, who confirmed that a suspect was taken into custody at 2pm, only 40 minutes after the shooting was first reported. Police were working off of a description of the suspect given by witnesses and located a possible match in the area of the original shooting, in the 900 block of MLK South. A witness to the shooting was then able to make a positive ID of the suspect, a juvenile, and the suspect was taken into custody and is being interviewed by detectives.
Although original reports indicated that 3 juveniles were involved, Mr. Jamieson says that there are no outstanding suspects at this time.
Police say that although gang detectives are assisting in the investigation, it’s too soon to definitively say that this was gang-related. However, they were “familiar with the players” and helpful in the quick apprehension of the suspect.
The suspect in the case, whose name has not been officially released yet, has a long criminal history that shows a pattern of violence and property crimes going back several years. He was most recently booked into the King County Jail on January 18th of this year, and was held for a day on charges of domestic violence assault. Court files from February of this year show charges of Robbery 1, with a penalty assessed of $100. He also has a record with lesser property crimes, including car prowls, theft, vehicle theft, and drug offenses. Each of those property crimes were accompanied by “Ineligible to Possess A Firearm” notices. Other charges include harassment and firearms violations.
whenever there is a helicopter above my house…i rush to the computer and check out cdnews….you always know whats going on…
thanks!
anna
thanks about your quick response to the judkins park shooting! i live at 31st and Olive and have been hearing multiple helicopters overhead. i hope the man and his loved ones are going to be OK. thank you again for your quick, precise reporting of our neighborhood. it is very helpful. Keep up the great work!
jules
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/seattle911/archives/14615
So I’m in my backyard, and I see the helicoptor overhead … and it is pretty stationary, and living in this neighborhood I KNOW something is happening … so I check KING5, (nothing) so then check SeattleTimes.com (nothing!) and when I check CDNews … Scott, you’ve got the scoop! Thanks! Who needs Anderson Cooper … when we’ve got Scott!
I realized the other day that I’ve become a daily reader…
The news is disheartening to say the least – – but I appreciate that you’re out there – reporting it in such a timely, detailed and responsible manner.
k
Because of thoughts like this from the story about on gang violence –
My overwhelming reaction from the story is one of sadness and guilt. I feel so bad for these kids that have grown up in no-win situations, with parents either absent or complicit due to drugs, early death, or incarceration. And then they become trapped in a violent and criminal lifestyle that only has a few exits, and most of them dead ends
The article says the suspect “has a long criminal history that shows a pattern of violence.”
If you’re sick of coddling violent criminals in Seattle, join me here:
http://seattlecivility.wordpress.com
they got Lil vic for dat shit
Black people don’t need “white racists”, the KKK, or the cops to “oppress” them. They do a great job of that all by themselves.