WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Westcrest Park gunfire (updated Tuesday)

ORIGINAL 9:55 PM MONDAY REPORT: Police have been at Westcrest Park for about half an hour, investigating gunfire. One resident nearby reported a window broken by a bullet; officers then reported finding more gunfire evidence in a park lot described as near 8th/Henderson. No injuries reported so far, and no suspect/vehicle descriptions have been circulated. If you have any information contact 911 and refer to case # 25-270054.

ADDED MONDAY AFTERNOON: We requested and obtained the SPD report narrative (XXXX represents redactions by SPD):

On 09/15/2025, I OFC XXXX, was working uniformed patrol as unit 3W22 with OFC XXXX. We responded to 81XX 7 AV SW for a report of a bullet shot through a window at approximately 2119 hours.The call notes are as follows:

1 MIN AGO, SHOT THROUGH RPS WINDOW, NOTHING ELSE SEEN OR HEARD

We arrived on scene and did a prompt area check surrounding the house. I then went to the home and contacted the RP XXXX, and his roommate XXXX. XXXX led us inside the home and into the kitchen. The kitchen window directly in front of the sink was shattered on the outside. The window was double paned and only the exterior glass was broken.

OFC XXXX and I went outside to look at the damage. There was a significant hole that indicated where the projectile struck the windowpane. There was tempered glass on the floor and in the planters directly below the window. No bullet was recovered. Because the projectile did not penetrate or break both panes of glass, it is most likely that the shot was a stray bullet from a significant distance away from the scene.

I took photos of the damage and uploaded them to Axon. I gave XXXX a business card. XXXX and XXXX stated that they were both on the couch and heard the glass shatter. They walked over and realized that it was most likely a stray bullet. XXXX then called police. Neither of them heard any shots being fired.

After clearing the scene, we drove southbound to Westcrest Park where the backing officers were conducting an area search.

OFC XXXX discovered XXXX and took photos of the scene and collected them for evidence. The spent casings were found near a shed inside Westcrest Park where there were indications of damage from the shots. XXXX cartridges were found on the ground. There was also a fired projectile found near the scene.

An officer taped a business card to the shed for staff to find in the morning. When given the evidence at the precinct, I weighed the fired projectile. The bullet weighed XXXX on our scale in the evidence room, which converts to XXXX. It is more likely than not that the fired projectile was a XXXX.

I inspected the headstamps of a few of the spent casings. The majority of the XXXX.

There is no suspect at this time. There is probable cause for SMC 12A.14.071 Aiming/Discharge of a Firearm.

8 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Westcrest Park gunfire (updated Tuesday)"

  • Dairmuid September 15, 2025 (10:09 pm)

    I heard the shots (didn’t sound like an handgun, sounded much larger) and cars squealing away right after, but couldn’t tell which direction they were going. Keeping it classy, HP.

  • Rhonda September 15, 2025 (10:49 pm)

    I heard the shots all the way in Arbor Heights when I was walking home from Safeway. They were slow and deliberate shots.

    • Husky September 16, 2025 (3:05 am)

      They weren’t slow, they were rapid.  You didn’t hear it, misinformation isn’t helpful.

  • Brandon September 15, 2025 (10:54 pm)

    Zero reason to be a shooting there.. No open businesses, nothing drawing a crowd. Just residential housing and a few RVs. So people just want to terrorize neighborhoods now?

    Thats a block or two away from a gun free zone. Didn’t they see the signs?

  • Brandon September 15, 2025 (11:02 pm)

    Forgot to mention, family in the area described it as a string of gunfire. Rapid, at least a dozen, then people yelling and screaming after, things like “what the profanity”.

  • local September 16, 2025 (9:05 am)

    We heard it. I live a few blocks from there. There was a series of very rapid fire shots, faster than anyone can pull a trigger repeatedly so assuming some automatic element. The rapid shots were followed by a few spaced out a bit. Definitely terrifying to hear. 

  • 1994 September 16, 2025 (9:17 pm)

    The gunfire is outta control….so sad! and will be really sad if a person gets hit….Things are bad with people’s homes getting damaged. These people with guns need to get a grip on their emotions! Probably all of the protections in place to legally obtain weapons are useless if these lowlifes are using stolen weapons.

    • Mike September 17, 2025 (5:06 am)

      “Probably all of the protections in place to legally obtain weapons are useless if these lowlifes are using stolen weapons.” Yes, criminals typically don’t care about laws and thus why bans don’t work.  It’s like saying, well… we should stop people from saying rude things, let’s ban words.  Go after the illegal actions and not the tools, prosecute, convict and hold people accountable for their illegal actions.

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