WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Woman shot in Alki area (updated Friday)

10:54 PM: First police got a report of gunfire heard on Alki – then a report of someone shot. They’re with a victim who is reported to have five gunshot wounds, said to be stopped with two other people in a car at 51st and Admiral [map].

(Added: Response at 51st/Admiral – reader photo)

They’re not sure yet where the shooting happened aside from “on Alki Beach somewhere.” Meanwhile, the response is blocking eastbound Admiral near 51st.

11 PM: Police just told dispatch that so far the people in the car say they were just driving on Alki “and someone opened fire on them.” … They also were told the gunfire might have come from a “black sedan.” Meantime, the victim has been described on emergency radio as a woman in her early 20s.

11:12 PM: Officers report finding a shell casing at 60th/Alki. They’ll be blocking Alki Avenue in the area while they search for more. The victim, meantime, has been taken to Harborview Medical Center.

11:19 PM: New update from officers to dispatch: “This is going to be a DV [domestic violence] incident.”

11:14 AM FRIDAY: Summary from SPD:

Seattle police officers are investigating after they found a 22-year-old woman with multiple gunshot wounds in West Seattle last night.

On Aug. 14 at about 10:50 p.m., patrol officers responded to reports of a shooting near Southwest Admiral Way and 51st Avenue Southwest. There, officers found a truck with three women inside, ages 20, 22, and 25, including the victim.

The victim sustained gunshot wounds to her lower extremities. According to the police report, she suffered “multiple gunshot wounds to her left inner thigh, her pelvis and her right buttocks.” The other women did not get shot.

Police and the Seattle Fire Department provided medical aid to the victim. SFD transported her to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition. Medics also transported one of the women to HMC for evaluation.

The suspect fled the area before police arrived. Officers could not locate the actual shooting scene. The 911 call initially came out as a random shooting; however, police uncovered evidence to suggest that the shooting may be domestic violence-related.

The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. If anyone has information, they are asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000. Incident Number: 2025-233847

Jay August 14, 2025 (11:01 pm)

Lots of sirens along harbor ave – hope people can be helped !

Alkilocal August 14, 2025 (11:17 pm)

Reading with windows open. Gunshots sounded much closer to Alki elementary than the map is showing. Very loud, fast cadence gunfire followed by a speeding car.Alki has gotten out of control.

M N August 14, 2025 (11:18 pm)

I live at 60th & Admiral and I heard the shots and the car screeching away. Several of my neighbors confirm hearing the same thing

Alki resident August 14, 2025 (11:19 pm)

OMG I heard this and am so glad I called 911 immediately! I thought it was probably one of those stupid mufflers but called it in anyway. Heard rapid shots then screeching tires. No yells or screams afterwards. I really hope the victim is okay. My thoughts are with her. ❤️

Mariem August 14, 2025 (11:26 pm)

Praying for the young woman. And also praying for all those experiencing DV.

Seattle native August 14, 2025 (11:27 pm)

I was sitting watching tv when i heard a automatic firearm go off very close to 61st ave. Sounded like maybe 14-17 rounds maybe but it went super quick. Even my spouse heard the shots.

Alki resident August 14, 2025 (11:31 pm)

Alki is starting to become very unsafe it feels like. Probably going to be moving far from here. Gun shots every other week and constant car prowling here. Used to like living here but feels like im paying top dollar to live in a run down place…

Rhonda August 15, 2025 (12:49 am)

Officials are calling this a domestic violence incident, which could happen anywhere: Magnolia, Sammamish, Medina, etc…
- Ferns August 15, 2025 (9:35 am)
  
  It *could* have happened anywhere but it didn’t. It happened around Alki, on the streets.
- GenesseeValley August 15, 2025 (1:05 pm)
  
  The last time I checked drive-by shootings aren’t happening in Medina. I’m not at all clear what point @Rhonda is trying to make but if it’s to in any way deflect from issues happening in the West Seattle community that feels very strange and misplaced. Alki has issues, anyone telling you otherwise is just poorly informed or willfully misleading.
  - Rhonda August 15, 2025 (3:15 pm)
    
    Actually, GeneseeValley, they sometimes do: https://clydehillnews.substack.com/p/clyde-hill-news-shooting-incident
  - Big Beautiful Bart August 15, 2025 (5:10 pm)
    
    My son and grandkids live in Medina and there’s been shootings there. But it’s not a gathering place like Alki and it has a smaller population than Admiral.
    - Autumn August 18, 2025 (12:47 pm)
      
      Medina also has cameras at the entrance and exit points of the city limits and they take a picture of every license plate that passes through them and is sent in real time to the police station. Alki is out of control and something needs to change.
- APIKSTISTSIMAHKII August 15, 2025 (1:09 pm)
  
  Very true Rhonda, DV does not discriminate, nor is it in designated areas and can happen at any given moment anywhere.
Alki Neighbor August 15, 2025 (10:11 am)

Lived on Alki for Alki for 10 years now. I remember a few quiet summers then one shooting a summer. Since 2020 I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve heard gunshots at night. Most of my neighbors that have a older cars have gotten one stolen at some point. I’d agree its gotten worse.
- Admiral45 August 15, 2025 (11:52 am)
  
  Men are getting angrier, more violent and have more access to guns. When are we going to have a conversation about this as a society?
  - Je August 15, 2025 (10:34 pm)
    
    This is the key point.

Alki resident August 15, 2025 (12:02 am)

Praying for the victim of this. Confident police know who the shooter is. He needs to be off of the streets permanently.

Alki Resident August 15, 2025 (12:04 am)

Heard 5 shots fired from an automatic firearm. Around 10:50. Quiet after that. No sirens. Couldn’t hear a car speeding away. Hope the victim is ok.

Rhonda August 15, 2025 (12:29 am)

Obviously, we need more speed bumps, an earlier beach closing, and fewer angled parking spots to curb the violent crime.

anon August 15, 2025 (6:58 am)

so because this is a DV – the victim knew the shooter and wasn’t just in the line of fire?

valvashon August 15, 2025 (7:46 am)

5 gunshot wounds is a lot. Hoping the woman pulls through at Harborview. An armed society is not a safe society, especially for women involved with an abusive partner. Some genuine restrictions on gun ownership would keep us all safer. On a side note, why do first responders insist on leaving their gloves out on the street after a call like this? I live on this corner and saw this as I was leaving for work this morning. Five total Nitrile gloves out on the street. Now that we are more aware of what a biohazard is, I thought first responders may have stopped this practice. I worked in TV news for 20+ years and this is not an isolated incident. I see it continues.

WSRez August 15, 2025 (5:46 pm)

Curious as to what more we can do concerning gun safety? We already have a pretty restrictive system in Washington. More laws do not make us safer, as we have seen time and time again. A lot of the guns used in crimes like this have been stolen or are ghost guns. And there are laws keeping criminals from owning guns, yet somehow they still have them and use them. And new law isn’t going to stop a criminal. If they obeyed the law, they wouldn’t be criminals.
- 1994 August 15, 2025 (10:58 pm)
  
  WA State could start by trying to implement an education program for children K-12 grades about having emotional control, not reacting with violence, not harming others…..if the kids aren’t learning good behavior and self control at home why not get some education at school?
1994 August 15, 2025 (11:01 pm)

Doesn’t WA State have a littering law? Should apply to law enforcement. I agree they should put their trash in the car & properly dispose of their garbage.
- Rhonda August 16, 2025 (12:16 pm)
  
  Paramedics aren’t law enforcement.
  - Scofflaw August 16, 2025 (2:21 pm)
    
    Yes, Rhonda.
    But law enforcement officers also wear disposable gloves.
    Should cops be allowed to litter?
Al King August 16, 2025 (12:59 pm)

Next time you see-or need a paramedic or aid from a fireman please lecture them about picking up after themselves.

cooper August 15, 2025 (9:11 am)

Did the police catch the shooter or is he still at large?

WSB August 15, 2025 (11:17 am)

No arrest reported so far.

Seth August 15, 2025 (9:18 am)

Ahh the yearly alki shooting strikes again.On a serious note: hope everyone is okay.

AD August 16, 2025 (10:06 am)

Yearly? This is not the first one this year

confusedWhatAmIMissing August 15, 2025 (9:53 am)

“They were just driving on Alki and someone opened fire on them” and “domestic violence” – how does this work? Sounds like the victim’s party alluded to some random event and the officer said “domestic violence” – what is a scenario where both can be true?

WSB August 15, 2025 (10:19 am)

I am requesting the report as usual. I should have a standard disclaimer, I guess, that things evolve in incidents as officers talk to victims, more witnesses, review security video, etc.
Frog August 15, 2025 (12:11 pm)

Easy to rationalize, in at least three different ways: 1) victims were caught by surprise and initially reported a random shooting to 911, but as the event unfolded, realized they had a guess who was shooting at them; or 2) victims and shooter had been going at it for a while, at multiple locations, and maybe victims also had a gun or fourth person in the car at some point, and reported it as a random shooting to minimize scrutiny of themselves; or 3) victims have so little confidence in judges and prosecutors in King County that they figured their future safety would be better served by concealing the identity of the shooter. Police will have a fun time trying to sort it out. Probably a lot of their work is like that.

Why August 15, 2025 (4:26 pm)

Good points, Frog. I was thinking something similar to #2. Victim was obviously shot outside of the truck, unless shooter was also inside the vehicle at some point.Also, in re: Alki safety. First night I moved into my house in 1992, someone shot out my neighbor’s window from the playfield. Point being that violence, albeit occasional, in not a recent phenomenon.

Shawna Campbell August 15, 2025 (8:05 pm)

Victim in shooting is my daughter. She was hit 5 times in her lower left extremeties fracturing her hip. She is recovering nicely. To clear up some things, my daughter and her 2 co-worker’s where going to bon fire at Alki Beach. They had pulled over to set GPS. My daughter opened her door and had put her legs out because she was hot when a vehicle drove by shooting. She got back in car and told driver she was shot and driver sped away till couldn’t anymore due to tires being shot, and called 911. My daughter was not involved in any DV. Her gf was at work at the time. Anyone with ANY information about this incident please call police. No matter how small. TY.

Nearby neighbor August 15, 2025 (11:12 pm)

I am so sorry that happened to her— how horrifying and scary for you both. You’re in my thoughts and I’m wishing her a full recovery and more answers in this case.
herbert August 18, 2025 (9:42 am)

Sorry about what happened to your daughter – is there more info on how and why? So why did the police officer lie and said it was domestic violence?

D August 17, 2025 (7:46 pm)

Any news about the woman? Is she okay?! 🖤

Mom August 18, 2025 (6:41 pm)

It seems one of my daughter’s co- workers has a DV in progress and my daughter and her driver where innocent victims in this. My daughter is recovering nicely.

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