UPDATE: Shooting investigation on 17th SW, 1 to hospital

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10:39 PM: Another “scenes of violence” response in South Delridge: This time, per dispatch, someone showed up in the 9200 block of 17th SW [map] and said they had been shot in the leg. Updates to come.

10:43 PM: Police arriving at the scene – reported to be in an apartment-building parking lot – are getting reports that a vehicle might have been associated with the shooting, possibly a light-colored SUV.

10:57 PM: The 30-year-old victim is reported to have a gunshot wound to his left leg and is being taken to Harborview by SFD medic unit. No further description of circumstances or suspect(s).

m October 13, 2018 (10:59 pm)

Any word yet on whether all of these incidents tonight are related? Too much action happening in the neighborhood.

WSB October 13, 2018 (11:05 pm)

Far as I can tell, way too early for that to be known. They were still trying to sort out who did what to whom in the earlier incident. I hope to get the eventual incident reports on Monday but that can be hit/miss. Also remember the Crime Prevention Council meeting is on Tuesday night and that’s a good place for an overview, provided someone is there to ask questions… TR
- Bob October 13, 2018 (11:25 pm)
  
  Hoping this incident would put a spotlight on those apartments so the police can clean it out.
  - Rain October 14, 2018 (11:14 am)
    
    I live in “those apartments”. In the 3 years I have lived here, nothing like this has happened till last night.
    What are police “cleaning out”?
    - Marianne October 14, 2018 (12:22 pm)
      
      There was a man stabbed to death on the corner across from “those apartments” just a few months ago.
    - Stephen Brashear October 14, 2018 (2:15 pm)
      
      The stabbing in which a man was killed a few months happened few blocks further south than last night’s incident.
    - Z October 15, 2018 (12:54 am)
      
      I am sure there are some fine citizens that live in those apartments. However, pay attention to the activities, the types of people who loiter around and go in and out and you’ll understand. I have seen drug deals occur there, I have seen people doing drugs in their cars right out front, etc. It is easy to connect the dots when it is pretty blatant.

m October 14, 2018 (3:28 pm)

I don’t recall any link being made between those apartments and the fatal stabbing incident from a few months ago.

Marianne October 14, 2018 (8:12 pm)

No, but Rain said that nothing like the shooting had happened at the apartments in the three years that she has lived there. I just pointed out that a man, Michael Abay, was stabbed to death across the street. Not to mention many other shootings and stabbings within blocks all directions from the intersection of 17th Ave SW and SW Cambridge St

m October 14, 2018 (11:55 pm)

I don’t think Rain was denying the incidents. I think he/she was responding to the post right above his/hers that seemed to imply that the police need to “clean out” the apartments as if there was some link between people in the apartments and the incidents that have taken place outside of them. I also live on 17th in close proximity to where all of these incidents over the years have taken place – I sure wouldn’t want someone to connect me, my many wonderful neighbors, or our properties to any of them just by the fact that we live in the vicinity.

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