WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Early morning gunfire (updated)

ORIGINAL REPORT: Police are investigating early-morning gunfire near 11th/Roxbury. They say reports of suspected gunfire were received around 5:17 am, and responding officers found a man whose vehicle had bullet damage. He was not hurt. He said the gunfire came from someone in another vehicle (we don’t have any descriptive information); in addition to the vehicle damage, casings were found on the sidewalk on the south side of Roxbury near 11th.

ADDED TUESDAY: Here’s the final SPD summary of this incident:

At 0517 hours, Officers responded to the reports of shots heard. Another caller reported that they had been shot at and their vehicle had sustained damage. Officers contacted the victim, who was uninjured, who stated that they were parked at a dead-end street. The victim was inside their vehicle facing north in front of a RV that belonged to their friend. The victim heard someone from the south, behind them, shout something and then heard 2 to 3 loud bangs. The victim then realized a bullet had hit the rear window of their vehicle and went through the windshield as well, just missing the victim. A 9mm shell casing was found on the sidewalk of the arterial. There was no available description of a suspect or vehicle at the time of the report.

8 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Early morning gunfire (updated)"

  • bradley July 19, 2024 (12:09 pm)

    Hmmm.  A White Tesla Model 3?

    • WSB July 19, 2024 (3:11 pm)

      This happened more than an hour and a half after the bridge crash.

  • Seattlite July 19, 2024 (5:29 pm)

    Unacceptable in a civilized society.

  • Rob July 19, 2024 (8:34 pm)

    Is it safe now to drive  Roxbury av tomorrow  morning?

    • WSB July 19, 2024 (8:53 pm)

      Haven’t heard of any incidents since this one.

  • 1994 July 19, 2024 (9:31 pm)

    People with guns need to be educated, and have self control, on their proper use! whether they have the gun legally or illegally.  There are far too many bullets flying around out there.  

    • Rhonda July 20, 2024 (1:43 am)

      1994, violent criminals like this don’t care about education, proper use, or self control. All they care about is preying on and taking advantage of people.

    • Fitz July 21, 2024 (8:34 pm)

      I love WS and lived there since 1989.  The things I read happening on a weekly basis about violence, crime, and gun activity is not something that happened even remotely to this current frequency.  Most of these stories aren’t just some guy who was having a bad day and ran into someone at the wrong time and place.  Sure…   some, but a shooting at 5 in the morning isn’t about road rage.

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