WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Police search after Fauntleroy/Alaska gunfire

6:04 PM: Police are converging on the Fauntleroy/Alaska vicinity, after reports of gunfire outside a business at The Whittaker. No reports of injuries so far and no other info yet on the circumstances. They’re looking for two people described as a Black man and woman in their 20s; he is about 5’6″, with an Afro hairstyle, in baggy black and yellow clothing; she is about 5’5″, straight black/reddish-purple hair, black clothing. She is reported to have fired a shot; he is reported to have a hatchet. More when we get it.

6:10 PM: We talked to a sergeant in the area; they told us they’re still trying to sort out the circumstances of the gunfire, whether someone was specifically targeted or it was random. They confirmed that no injuries are reported.

6:19 PM: Police report finding “one fired cartridge” on the east side of the Fauntleroy/Alaska intersection.

ADDED FRIDAY: Only one added detail from a police summary today (also noted by a commenter) – the incident started at the gas station in the California/Alaska intersection.

9 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Police search after Fauntleroy/Alaska gunfire"

  • Junction Lady July 21, 2022 (6:53 pm)

    That’s a major intersection!  Fortunate there were no injuries.

  • resident July 21, 2022 (7:09 pm)

    I was in my apartment when I heard the shot & then looked out to see the woman run away from the scene heading down Fauntleroy towards the Starbucks on the corner, she was on the phone

  • RickB July 21, 2022 (8:50 pm)

    Surely more guns is the solution! /s

  • duck and run July 21, 2022 (8:54 pm)

    It’s official. West Seattle is now basically Grand Theft Auto. But the rents are so cheap and the mortgages are so low here, you expect to catch the occasional bullet, right. 

  • Saw it all July 21, 2022 (8:54 pm)

    The fight started inside of the Shell gas station. It was not random. They were fighting with another black man. A white man in a pickup was involved and he flashed his gun too. 

    • WSB July 22, 2022 (1:10 pm)

      Thanks. That’s the only additional detail from the police summary today, that it all started at the Shell station.

  • HS July 21, 2022 (8:56 pm)

    That couple is there periodically. More frequently after the tent sweep at Rotary Viewpoint park. They’re often physically agitated and arguing but appear to be waiting for someone. I always assumed they were buying or selling.

  • Brooke July 21, 2022 (9:55 pm)

    I was driving home from the airport right around this time and I live on 36th and Dakota which is just 2 blocks away from there.  A woman fitting this description was walking up my ally wearing a mask and looked like she wasn’t sure where she was going.  I waved as I drove by but didn’t think much of it.  She was wearing black but I think she had a pink hoodie.  I thought it was odd that she was wearing a mask but was alone outside. 

  • Anders July 23, 2022 (12:23 pm)

    Thanks to The West Seattle Y and SPD for their efforts on public safety around this event. Was just leaving the West Seattle Y a few minutes before 6pm when an SPD officer came to the door and recommended that management lock the door and keep everyone inside while they were searching for suspect(s) in the area from “shots fired” nearby.  It was a rather precarious time as many families with small children were coming an going for swim class / practice. We appreciate the efforts of SPD to secure the area (beyond the actual crime scene) so quickly, getting back to the Y in a very timely manner once the all-clear was given,  and to the Y for taking it seriously and keeping everyone at or near their facility safe. Happy for everyone involved that the search ended uneventfully in WS. 

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