Wondering about the sirens? Shooting in South Park

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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.

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?

WSB September 26, 2017 (10:50 pm)

**FIRST: Even one shooting (or any other kind of injurious/deadly attack) is too many**

Latest stats are the final page of last week’s SeaStat briefing (always posted online and easy to find if you just google SeaStat):
https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Police/SeaStat/SEASTAT_2017SEP20.pdf

Through this time last year, the entire city had 50 shootings, eight of them fatal, no fatal shootings in West Seattle. This year so far, 63 shootings, 11 of them fatal; two of those were in West Seattle.

As for non-fatal shootings, from our archives, West Seattle has had 4 non-fatal shootings so far this year, all odd cases – two in which the victims, allegedly shot in West Seattle, were dropped off at hospitals, one that was accidental, and one in which a suspect fired a shotgun and the victim was injured by broken glass more than pellets.

https://westseattleblog.com/2017/05/followup-victim-turns-up-at-hospital-after-high-point-shooting/
https://westseattleblog.com/2017/01/west-seattle-crime-watch-gunfire-tonight-sunday-shooting-victim-shows-up-at-hospital-car-prowl/
https://westseattleblog.com/2017/01/teen-turns-up-in-er-after-shooting-apparently-accidental-here/
https://westseattleblog.com/2017/01/shooting-investigation-at-16thholden/

(I haven’t looked up non-fatal WS shootings in our archives for last year.)

TR
- James Knudsen September 27, 2017 (8:41 am)
  
  I didn’t see this one in the 4 non-fatal shootings. It happened at the same block yesterday’s shooting happened, but about 5 months ago
  
  http://komonews.com/news/local/bullet-grazes-womans-face-in-south-park-shooting
  - WSB September 27, 2017 (9:13 am)
    
    The commenter asked about West Seattle, so that’s what my reply covers. We don’t and can’t cover everything in South Park … it’s all we can do to provide thorough coverage of West Seattle … though we’ve tried lately to get to SP more often, for the good (Fiestas Patrias parade, for example) as well as the not-good. I mentioned last night’s incident because the sirens were so audible from here and we got questions. P.S. SPD Blotter just posted an update about last night’s shooting so, since we have this up, I’m adding whatever new info that includes … tR

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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