9:09 PM: Police and fire are headed to an address in the 9200 block of 17th SW for a ‘scenes of violence’ callout. More when we get it.
9:32 PM: SFD has closed out the call. Police will only tell us they responded to a report of a single gunshot.
10:16 PM: A Seattle Fire spokesperson tells us their role in the call closed quickly because the person had already died.
Lots and lots of sirens, they are in a big hurry. Still more coming. Hope everyone is okay.
Don’t know for sure. Can only state what we know, which includes that police did not appear to be searching for anybody.
STOP ASSUMING ANYTHING that’s how rumours and misinformation start! Let’s just hope it was a harmless accident and the police info
We don’t know the gender, age, or circumstances; SFD told us via email “confirmed DOA” which is more than SFD would tell us at the scene. There’s no call categorization on Tweets by Beat, either, which may make followup with SPD difficult even when the media-relations staff is in tomorrow, but I will try. The “scenes of violence” call categorization only means weapon-suspected, and can apply to both suspected criminal and non-criminal circumstances. RIP to whomever and whyever …TR
Any updates? I work just down the street and am keeping track of violence within a 5 block radius.
I live literally next door and yes it was a suicide. He kept to himself and I don’t think I’ve ever seem him leave his home other than to bring the garbage can to and from the curb.
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