SPD is investigating with haste to hold the perpetrators responsible and deliver justice, safety, and peace of mind to this neighborhood and our entire city. Even as SPD keeps up a rapid and record pace of recovering guns – 869 through July – there are still more illegal guns in the wrong hands that could be used to incite another tragedy like this one. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell released a statement about the shooting prior to the press conference: Mass shootings cannot be so commonplace that they are an acceptable summer weekend activity – not for people at social gathering spaces, not for people at the park, not for anyone anywhere. You can watch the press conference below: Seattle fire and the Seattle Police Department spoke about the shooting at a press conference Sunday afternoon. No suspect information has been released yet. Among the six people who arrived at Harborview, five are in satisfactory condition and one, a 23-year-old man, is in critical condition, according to the hospital. Two 22-year-old men, a 21-year old man, a 23-year-old man, a 38-year-old man, and a 25-year-old man showed up to Harborview, according to Seattle fire chief Harold Scoggins. Officers went to Harborview to interview the victims and witnesses, according to police. Multiple reports of gunshots-wound victims arriving at Harborview came in while officers were still at the shooting scene. RELATED: Seattle police chief addresses 'unacceptable' number of shots fired at recent deadly shootings The two men died at the scene and the woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition and later died, police added. Seattle police said they attempted life-saving measures until medics with the Seattle Fire Department arrived. Upon their arrival, officers found three gunshot-wound victims: men ages 22 and 32 and a 30-year-old woman. Police said they responded to a hookah lounge on the 2200 block of Rainier Avenue South after receiving multiple 911 calls about a shooting around 4:25 a.m. Police are looking for information on all three murder cases.Īnyone with information is asked to call the Seattle Police Department’s Violent Crimes tip line at 20.SEATTLE (KOMO) - A mass shooting at a hookah lounge in south Seattle left three people dead and six injured Sunday morning. He had been accepted to 19 colleges and was about to start at the University of Washington. Just two weeks ago, a high school senior with a bright future – Connor Dassa-Holland - was shot and killed one block away while in his car. “They come here when the tragedy happens, but what happens before the tragedy?” Perryman said. These latest murders have people calling for more security or police presence in the area. People at the scene said the other victim was a young man in his early 20’s. That comes out, and that's very concerning." We're all dealing with stress levels much higher than usual. “Right now, our whole community is tense. “It becomes part of our every day, and that's not OK,” Goodman said. She said the volume of violence in the Rainier Beach neighborhood is numbing the community. Goodman also said the parking lot is a major trouble area for the community. “It's crazy how many people have lost their life right here in this area. “No one is even supposed to be outside!” Perryman said. The day after the murders on Sunday, while Seattle police were parked nearby, another large crowd gathered.Ĭars did donuts in the parking lot, spewing smoke. And that's why so much stuff happens here,” Perryman said. “This is where the chill spot is, and everybody knows. He said the area-specifically the Safeway and liquor store parking lot-is a hotspot for trouble. He said he’s been friends with Wilson most of his life. “I'm trying my hardest not to cry right now,” Perryman said. Both men were rushed to Harborview Medical Center but were pronounced dead. Only the two victims who were shot remained. She was in the neighborhood and heard the gunshots. “I would say it was about six,” said Erin Goodman, the chair of the South Precinct Advisory Council to Seattle police.
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