10:25 PM: A three-car crash at 16th/Elmgrove is reported to be the result of a King County Sheriff’s Office pursuit following a robbery somewhere in KCSO jurisdiction. A search for at least one suspect is under way, and Seattle Police are being asked to help with a wider search area. Updates to come.
(Reader photos sent by John)
10:30 PM: According to the SFD medical dispatch for the crash scene, one of the vehicles is “on its side.” The vehicle originally being pursued was described as a “black Subaru.”
10:38 PM: Added photos sent by John (thank you!). According to ongoing radio communication, at least one person is already in custody (but they’re still looking for at least one other). A K-9 team is involved with the search.
10:57 PM: Added another photo from John, showing the black Subaru (a Crosstrek); we still haven’t traced the original robbery circumstances, but deputies were reported to have started tracking the car as far south as Burien, kicking into pursuit mode somewhere around White Center. Meantime, the search continues with deputies chasing residents’ tips about people possibly shown running through yards; they now have reported taking a second person into custody, near 19th/Austin. (For anyone wondering why the Guardian One helicopter isn’t being used for this, it was requested, but is not in service tonight; a drone operator was apparently called in, though.)
11:27 PM: The K-9 team has run out of leads to track, so the search will be scaling back.
11:44 PM: Finally found the original KCSO radio exchanges about what led to all this. They got a report just after 9:30 pm of a fight at the Red Roof Inn near the airport; upon arrival, they found an injured woman who said she’d been assaulted and robbed of items including her car keys – to the black Subaru Crosstrek – and phone – which was at least initially used to track the car.
11:56 PM: Deputies have asked KCSO dispatch to send four tow trucks to the 16th/Elmgrove scene. Some parked cars apparently were damaged too.
ADDED 9:12 AM: An SFD spokesperson says one person needed to be taken to the hospital, a 25-year-old woman who was in stable condition when transported by AMR ambulance.
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