9:40 AM: Thanks to the reader who sent the photo and report of 4 am gunfire at 56th/Alki:
Woken up at 4 am on the dot by multiple small-caliber gunshots. Police arrived in 25 minutes, after multiple 911 calls placed. 3 squad cars were seen placing evidence markers directly in front of the octopus-mural painted public restroom in front of Blue Moon Burgers.
Archived incident audio confirms casings indeed were found; no injuries reported. A possibly involved vehicle was described as a “white VW Jetta.” If you have any information, the incident # is 25-148909.
9:50 PM: Just got the police summary. It says the first officer was dispatched at 4:04 am; subsequently, “Officers located five fired cartridge casings grouped together on the north sidewalk at the intersection of Alki Av SW and 57 Av SW. They found one person who said they were out for a walk when they heard gunshots, “looked down the beach and observed multiple subjects getting down on the ground and running away from the area. (The witness) then looked up towards the sidewalk (where the spent casings were found) and observed multiple subjects getting into a (redacted). The car sped off eastbound on Alki Av SW. (The witness) could not give a further description of the vehicle or the subjects involved.”
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