WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Bullets hit house

Close call at a West Seattle home: Last night just before 11 pm, we heard the dispatch for suspected gunfire near 9th/Henderson, but didn’t hear whether police found anything, so today we requested the report narrative:

911 received multiple calls reporting possible shots being heard in the area of 9 Ave SW / SW Henderson St. Officers arrived in the area and located spent shell casings in the street. A nearby house had been struck several times, with some of the bullets passing through the home. The occupants of the home were contacted and cooperated with the investigation … SW Patrol processed the scene, took photos and collected evidence. A standby was conducted at the request of the victims to allow them time to pack belongings and leave the area for the night. The Gang Unit was notified.

No one was hit/injured. That’s not the first time for gunfire in the area; our archives include this report from last December.

Mark August 13, 2020 (12:46 pm)

I am so thankful we have such great police officers serving our community.It looks like Lisa and the City Council will once again drive people of color from our police department under the name of blm. https://komonews.com/news/local/newest-officer-hires-most-at-risk-in-plan-to-defund-seattle-police-departmentIt would be helpful for me if someone could point me to the website that tells us which black lives matter.

T Rex August 13, 2020 (2:52 pm)

Great statement Mark, it really is a shame that all the work that Chief Best did is being brushed aside. If the city counsel thought she was doing such a bad job, why didn’t this happen a long time ago? Because she was not. I have no answer that I can post on this blog. But I think the council just shot themselves in the foot.
WTF August 14, 2020 (8:18 am)

You might find these two news stories interesting reads:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kiro7.com/news/local/racism-is-racism-black-lives-matter-seattle-king-county-issues-statement-chief-best-retirement/5EFI2ZJ5TRADFPOXV6MS72MM4Q/%3foutputType=amp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.kiro7.com/news/local/blmskc-slams-circus-seattle-city-council-letter-that-demands-accountability-apology/XVNODXA7X5GNTGVZGZW6XKBZQE/%3foutputType=amp
Zark00 August 14, 2020 (10:58 am)

What about this story makes you so proud of the cops? That they took some pictures? That they showed up at all? That they shuffled it off to the “gang unit”? Read up on gang units and what they’re really about. Heres a hint, have you ever seen or heard of a gang unit not 100% focused on Black and Latino communities? Did you know that white people are in gangs too? The gang unit simply doesnt consider them to be gangs – if you’re not brown the cops dont consider it a gang. Our gang units still think the main gangs are the crips and bloods and that “hip hop atire” is indicative of gang involvement.

The King August 13, 2020 (6:48 pm)

Interesting. A residence gets filled with bullets in West Seattle and I’m only the third comment. Nothing to see here…..please move on to the next story.

Zark00 August 14, 2020 (10:59 am)

City is full of gun nuts and they’re buying more daily. The more guns the more idiots shooting them off.

Saltwater August 13, 2020 (7:07 pm)

There were shots fired at this location in July and August of 2019 too. Same story: found shell casings, bullet holes in house, Gang Unit notified. Will be the same story in a few more months.