6:59 PM: Thanks for the tips about a big police/fire response in Riverview. This was originally dispatched as a shooting but the “scenes of violence” SFD response was canceled quickly because no victim was found. They’ve been investigating a report that the victim left the scene in a green pickup truck.
7:14 PM: We’ve gone to the scene in hopes of finding out more about the originally reported circumstances. Our crew says it appears there was gunfire – shell-casing marker placards are visible in the Riverview Playfield parking lot. (Photo added above.)
MONDAY AFTERNOON: We asked SPD for the narrative and received this one-line summary: “A man fired his personal firearm at a vehicle after one of the occupants pepper-sprayed him” along with a note that the incident will be featured on SPD Blotter shortly.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON: The SPD Blotter post wasn’t published until a short time ago. It says:
Detectives are investigating a shooting that occurred in the Riverview Neighborhood on Saturday evening.
Around 6:45 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call from the victim, a 39-year-old man, who said that he had shot at someone. The victim said that he confronted three suspects who he believed were using narcotics in their vehicles near the Riverview Playfield. After speaking to two suspects in a truck, the passenger pepper-sprayed the victim as the truck drove away.
After being pepper-sprayed, victim fired his handgun in the direction of the truck, then called 911 to report the incident.
Officers located the truck and observed a male attempting to hide the bullet holes with duct tape. Officers interviewed the 40-year-old man, who was the driver of the truck, but could not locate the passenger.
Detectives with the Gun Violence Reduction Unit will be conducting the follow-up investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Seattle Police Department Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
The SPD incident # is 26-226140.
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