Andrew Patterson leaving the court room today (via Kiro 7’s Deborah Horne).

Andrew Patterson, convicted of fatally shooting Justin Ferrari in May 2012, was sentenced today to 23 years in prison.

Patterson’s errant gunshot killed Ferrari as he drove through the intersection of East Cherry Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

Patterson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in July. At his sentencing this morning, he apologized to Ferrari’s family, but later said “I get out when I’m 41. That’s f—-d up.”

Prosecutors asked for a 19 year sentence, while Patterson’s defense argued for 13 years. In the end, Patterson received a 280-month sentence.

From the Seattle Police blotter:

Traffic Collision Investigation Squad (TCIS) detectives need the public’s assistance in locating the driver involved in a felony hit and run that occurred yesterday afternoon in the International District.

On Wednesday, at about 1:40 pm, a 72-year-old woman was walking northbound on 10th Avenue South at South King Street.  At the same time, a Ford Explorer was traveling south on 10th Avenue South approaching South King Street.  The Explorer made a left turn onto S. King Street and struck the pedestrian.  The Ford continued driving and made no attempt to stop or render aid to the victim.

Seattle Fire and police responded to the collision scene.  The victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center with significant, but non-life threatening injuries.  TCIS detectives responded and began their investigation.

The suspect vehicle was described as a newer, possibly green Ford Explorer SUV driven by a black female in her 30′s-40′s.  Officers did an extensive area check for the vehicle but were unable to locate it at the time.  The vehicle should have front end damage to it.  Anyone with information on this collision or the identity of the driver is urged to contact the Seattle Police Department’s Traffic Collision Investigation Squad at (206) 684-8923.

Connect with your neighborhood.  Attend the Squire Park Quarterly Meeting, Saturday, Oct. 12th, 10:00 AM to Noon, Centerstone, 722 18th Avenue.   It is a packed agenda, but there will be room for you to share what is on your mind briefly.

• Representatives from the Seattle University Youth Initiative will let us know the latest news on their efforts in the community,

• Meet the District V candidates for Seattle School Board.  

• Neighborhood schools and will TT Minor become a neighborhood school again?

• LIHI will report on the Nicklesville encampments.

• The Fair Elections campaign will be there.

• Get to know the Swedish MIMP.

Bill’s comment expresses the Board’s recommendation.  We will be asking the community to vote on this Saturday:

“Saturday’s SPCC meeting is an opportunity to meet and join Squire Park neighbors who need your help in carrying on an important effort for neighborhood children and schools. The effort was described in CD News: “Neighborhood Group Organizes to ask Seattle Public Schools to Reopen T.T. Minor” Sept. 27, 2013. The Seattle School board will decide this month on school-assignment boundaries that will have a profound impact on our neighborhood. The short-term request of the group is to maintains the current boundaries of Stevens Elementary in order to provide stability to the families of the Squire Park neighborhood. The long-term goal is to reopen T.T. Minor as a neighborhood elementary school as soon as reasonably possible. A strong neighborhood voice is needed. Come to Saturday’s meeting to learn how you can help.”

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• Boylston/Madison rent robbery: Police were called to a Central District residence Saturday night where a man told him he had been robbed of his rent money 90 minutes earlier while sitting in his vehicle in a parking lot at Boylston and E Madison around 4:30 PM:The victim told police his assailant ran from the scene westbound on Seneca. He described the attacker as a black male in his 30s, 5’11″ and wearing a red sweatshirt with white Nike logo on it along with dark pants and red shoes with white soles. The man told police he lost $411 cash in the robbery.
• 22/Union mugging: A female victim had her phone yanked from her hands in a street robbery last Saturday night just before 7 PM at 22nd and Union:
  
• SPD — First Hill shooting was robbery: Tuesday’s shooting inside a First Hill apartment near Harborview involved drugs and cash, SPD says the victim told arriving officers:The male victim suffered a non-life threatening gunshot wound to the shoulder in the incident that involved SPD searching the 300-unit building floor by floor and, for a time, unit by unit. No arrests have been announced.
• Car part ripoffs — This particular report comes from a reader who lives in the CD but we’ve heard about other incidents on and around the Hill — unfortunately, not much to do about preventing the crime. But at least you’ll know you have company. The incident below occurred on October 6th:
  

  Last night on the 25th block of Jefferson street (right next to the Garfield play field) my Catalytic Converter in my Toyota Tacoma was stolen. The catalytic converter is a vehicle emissions control device which converts toxic emissions into less harmful byproducts. I immediately reported it to the police and my insurance company. Then I decided to shop around for a muffler repair man. The repair man informed me that this is a pretty common occurrence. Every week or so, he gets a call from someone with very similar stories to mine. He also told me that most of these thieves strike very close to the previous site. He concluded from this that the thieves will scope out a car, steal a converter, and then the next week move a block or two away. I have very little faith that the police will be able to catch these perps, mainly because they work in the middle of the night, will be underneath your car so even if you do look out to check, they will be undetectable. They also don’t need to pop the hood, break windows, or break into the bed of the truck to steal what they want. The only way to keep these thieves away, would be to have a motion sensing alarm put on your car.

Seattle Police blotter has the details:

An armed man remains at large after a shooting in the Yesler Terrace area [yesterday] afternoon.

At approximately 4:06 p.m. officers responded to an apartment in the 800 block of Jefferson Street for the report of a man shot.  Officers located a male victim who sustained a gunshot wound to the shoulder area.

Early indications are that the victim’s injuries are non-life-threatening.  The circumstances leading up to the shooting are unknown at this time and remain under active investigation.

The suspect remains at large.

He is described as a black male, mid-30′s, 5’4″ tall, with short hair and last seen wearing a black hoodie and black jacket.  The suspect was armed with a small black handgun.

Anyone with information about this incident or who may know the identity or whereabouts of the suspect is asked to call 911 or Seattle Police and refer to this incident.

Anonymous tips are welcome.