Wondering about the sirens? Shooting in South Park

9:50 PM: We’ve received a few questions about all the sirens audible to the east a short time ago (we heard them from here, too). Per scanner, a man has been shot in South Park (in the 1000 block of S. Donovan), which as you probably know, is part of the Southwest Precinct too, so many officers rushed to SP from West Seattle. We don’t know anything more about the circumstances or the victim – who’s being taken to Harborview – but police are looking for suspects, possibly in a black car.

ADDED WEDNESDAY MORNING: SPD reports that the 20-year-old victim is recovering, and has a few details in this post just published on SPD Blotter.

13 Replies to "Wondering about the sirens? Shooting in South Park"

  • Lashanna September 26, 2017 (10:01 pm)

    Thank you 

  • Swede. September 26, 2017 (10:25 pm)

    Haven’t this been a abnormally active year for shootings in general but especially in WS? 

  • Ian September 26, 2017 (11:27 pm)

    Excellent response, thanks for sharing the SeaStat data and your research!

  • Alki Resident September 26, 2017 (11:28 pm)

    The victim is 18 years old and in critical condition. It’s just sickening what’s happening to our youth.

    • Krista C. September 27, 2017 (10:40 am)

      Violent crime is lower overall, than during the 80’s and 90’s. Kids are safer now than they have been in decades, probably centuries. Try to have some perspective. 

      • NorthofAdmiral September 27, 2017 (1:57 pm)

        Centuries? I’d like to see the stats on that. 

        • Krista C. September 28, 2017 (9:20 pm)

          Modern medicine and very little child labor would most likely mean that being a child is safer now than ever before.

  • ScubaFrog September 27, 2017 (2:15 am)

    This feels like the late 80’s/early 90’s all over again with Trump-R in office, and all of these shootings and burglaries.

    No shooters in custody (just a female witness/co-defendant).  All cold cases.

    I hope the victim tonight recovers.  This has to stop, and well said WSB:  “Even One Shooting Is Too Many”.

  • Justme September 27, 2017 (5:31 pm)

    Kids are safer now? What planet do you live on? I’d like to move there.

    • Krista C. September 28, 2017 (9:23 pm)

      You must be joking. Children are safer now then probably any other time in history. Crime levels are incredibly lower then even the 80’s or 90’s. As much as you want to be terrified at shadows, statistically crime levels are very low. 

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