Seattle police detectives within the Gun Violence Discount Unit (GVRU) are investigating a drive-by capturing this afternoon that injured a younger man within the Rainer Valley and shut down a number of intersections.
At about 4:40 p.m., patrol officers responded to stories of a capturing at Rainier Avenue South and South Othello Avenue. Officers discovered three associated crime scenes, with the preliminary location being the intersection of Rainier and Othello. There, officers recovered dozens of shell casings and bullet harm to a close-by enterprise.
Police recovered extra ballistic proof on the second scene, close to Holly Park Drive South and South Myrtle Place. Officers found the third crime scene straight in entrance of the South Precinct, the place they stopped one of many concerned vehicles, a Tesla, that sustained vital bullet harm.
The motive force of this automobile, an 18-year-old man, didn’t have any accidents. The passenger, additionally 18, sustained a grazing gunshot wound to his head. Firefighters arrived to deal with his harm, and medics took him to Harborview Medical Heart (HMC) in steady situation.
Police decided that the suspects fired on the Tesla from one other car at Rainier and Othello. The victims sped away from the intersection and the suspect car fled the world. A number of vehicles drove away from the gunfire and pedestrians ran to security. The Tesla sped off in the direction of the precinct earlier than being intercepted by officers.
Seattle police and King County deputies looked for the suspects however couldn’t discover them. Police didn’t make any arrests. GVRU detectives responded to the capturing. Police processed all three crime scenes and investigators carried out interviews at HMC. SPD’s Video Unit responded and recovered video footage from the world.
That is an open and energetic case assigned to GVRU. The circumstances main as much as the capturing are beneath investigation. Anybody with info is requested to name the Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000. Nameless ideas are accepted.
Incident Quantity: 2026-96231
