CRIME WATCH: Man shot at 15th/Roxbury

3:23 PM: Police are converging on 15th/Roxbury for a report of someone “down” after a report of two people shooting, possibly “at each other.” This is reported to have started on the city side of the intersection near Walgreens but the possible victim is reported to be in front of the gas station on the unincorporated side. Suspect(s) and whereabouts haven’t been clarified yet – various conflicting descriptions. Updates to come.

3:30 PM: Officers told dispatch they’ve found casings outside Walgreens, and one person is reported injured – described as a 22-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the back – outside the gas station across the street.

3:43 PM: SFD medics are taking the victim to Harborview. Officers have just told dispatch that so far they’ve found “19 casings, a mix of 9 and 10 millimeter” by Walgreens. Our crew has arrived in the area and we’re adding photos of the investigation.

3:54 PM: A K-9 team from KCSO has arrived at the scene to see if they can track the shooters – they’re heading north on 16th for starters.

4:07 PM: The track ended at 16th/Henderson, officers told dispatch.

5:01 PM: SFD tells us the victim was in serious condition when transported.

5:50 PM: SPD spokesperson Officer Eric Muñoz tells WSB the victim is 23 and was found “suffering from two gunshot wounds to his leg and lower back.” He is expected to survive. No additional information on circumstances and no comment on whether the victim was targeted; regarding description, he says only that “Two suspects wearing masks, possibly in their late teens to early 20s, were seen fleeing the area.” If you have any information, the incident # is 24-224883, and you can call 911 or the SPD tipline at 206-233-5000.

21 Replies to "CRIME WATCH: Man shot at 15th/Roxbury"

  • SW August 11, 2024 (3:27 pm)

    We heard 7-8 shots go off about 4-5 minutes ago. We are in 18thAve SW just off Roxbury (city side)

  • R August 11, 2024 (3:32 pm)

    There’s a big Disc Golf Tournament at Ralph Williamson park…Should we be worried?

    • WSB August 11, 2024 (4:00 pm)

      Currently they are operating on the belief that the shooters headed north, not south, so probably not, you’re quite a ways south of 15th/Roxbury.

  • West Seattle Mad Sci Guy August 11, 2024 (4:12 pm)

    You say the K9s have arrived at the scene to track the robbers. But no where else did I see you mention this was a robbery. Was it a shooting or a robbery shooting?

    • WSB August 11, 2024 (4:16 pm)

      Sorry, typo. Meant “shooters.” Fixing.

  • AJ August 11, 2024 (4:20 pm)

    Only 19 casings?  Is the economy preventing the purchase of more bullets?   Yes….I’m being sarcastic.

  • K August 11, 2024 (4:26 pm)

    Quick reminder to yield to sirens and lights.  I was stopped at 15th and Roxbury and watched SFD stopped across the street in frustration as oncoming traffic kept coming despite the sirens, lights, and horn telling them to stop.  Every second counts, and they lost at least 30-40 seconds on that.

    • Seattlite August 11, 2024 (9:22 pm)

      100% agree.  Drivers are either ignorant or too stupid (which is very dangerous in emergency situations) to follow the law in giving first responders the right away.

  • Irving August 11, 2024 (4:26 pm)

    When these things happen, do the parties involved get caught??

    • WSB August 11, 2024 (4:34 pm)

      In some cases, yes. Things like ballistics matches and security video can factor into investigations even if there’s no immediate arrest.

      • RX August 11, 2024 (5:04 pm)

        Do you have any info on clearance rates that’s newer than 2021? In 2021, the homicide clearance rate was just under 25%, meaning that 75% went unsolved. Since a portion of those will be “obvious” cases, such as a person shooting their spouse in their shared apartment, etc, the clearance rate for chance encounters is even bleaker than the general rate.    2021 was still very much during covid, however, so I’m curious if the clearance rates have gotten any better as things have returned closer to normal. I searched for this data myself but couldn’t find anything useful.  

        • WSB August 11, 2024 (5:17 pm)

          No idea, sorry. The commenter asked if shootings ever get solved, and I can say anecdotally from cases we’ve covered in which charges were filed, yes, some do. Somewhere in SPD someone may be keeping that kind of stat but I haven’t seen it on a public-facing dashboard (doesn’t mean it’s not out there somewhere – the city has many datasets that are just waiting to be discovered) … TR

        • Suvi August 11, 2024 (6:03 pm)

          This isn’t a homocide yet so data collected about homocide solve rates would be different than what’s happening thus far in this situation-a shooting in which WSB reported a GSW victim taken to HMC. 

  • Frustrated August 11, 2024 (4:54 pm)

    A couple months ago I heard shots go off at the mechanics in white center while I was stopped at a nearby red light. Our neighbor in white center caught shots on their ring cam. And just Tuesday was at Beer Star and someone smashed a glass window and stood in the door menacingly enough that people ducked and ran, thinking he was armed. (I think he left after people bodied up to him but it was still very traumatic.)What is happening? Is this normal? Ive lived in the White Center area for five years and it *feels* out of control this summer.  I’m a frequent walker and want to participate in my community but…it’s feeling kind of rough out there.

    • WC Resident August 11, 2024 (9:46 pm)

      I showed up at Beer Star just after that happened— just in time to see who I presume was the window smasher getting arrested on 98th. The vibe inside the place was still tense :(

    • Sixbuck August 12, 2024 (1:40 am)

      I have lived here 50+ years. I feel safer now than ever in White Center. Not in Seattle, though. 

  • 1994 August 11, 2024 (10:40 pm)

    Per the above: so far they’ve found “19 casings, a mix of 9 and 10 millimeter” .  Is that a handgun or a long gun projectile? Do handguns eject casings? Anyone know?

    • L August 11, 2024 (11:32 pm)

      Handguns. Yes they do. 

    • Rhonda August 11, 2024 (11:42 pm)

      Revolver handguns do not eject casings.

    • drenehtsral August 14, 2024 (1:53 pm)

      Both are handgun cartridges, and both specifically made for automatics (not revolvers).  However, 10mm is a fairly uncommon cartridge and there are probably one or two orders of magnitude fewer 10mm than 9mm pistols floating around so given that they recovered some 10mm casings they may have better odds at matching them to a known pistol than they’d have trying to do the same for the 9mm shell casings (just by virtue of the overall number of 10mm pistols being so much smaller).However, since the guy they assaulted survived, I’d guess they’d have better luck asking him about any enemies he may have and starting from that end than trying a breadth first search from the sell casings.

  • Dog Whisperer August 12, 2024 (3:05 pm)

    Let’s hope we get more police soon. 

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