RAINIER BEACH – Police say a 15-year old was critically injured Thursday when he and another man were shot shot near the intersection of Rainier Avenue South and South Fisher Place.
According to Seattle Police Department spokesman Jeff Kappel, the teenager was hit in the torso but managed to stumble into the adjacent gas station parking lot at Safeway, where he collapsed.
“SFD medics responded to the scene and transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center (HMC) with life-threatening injuries,” said Kappel. “Sometime later a second victim, a 29-year-old male, showed up at HMC with gunshot wounds to the back.”
A subsequent manhunt was unsuccessful and the suspects remain at large.
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SEATTLE – Next month, Renton teen Kenneth Muhammad, who commutes nearly three hours round trip after school each day to rowing practice at Mt. Baker Rowing & Sailing Center, will receive the Champion Award at the Fourth Annual Row to the Future Benefit Breakfast in Seattle.
“Kenneth is receiving the award for his dedication and commitment to the sport of rowing,” said Jessica Cothran, spokesperson for the George Pocock Rowing Foundation. “As a very eloquent young man, he regularly speaks to the community about his love for the sport and how it impacted his life.”
She added that, as an African American in a sport with traditionally little racial diversity, Kenneth knows what it is like to appear different. Yet, after four years of rowing, he has developed strong and lasting friendships with his teammates and is a leader in the boathouse and in the Row to the Future program. He changed schools several times during high school and each move brought new teachers, new classes and new friends. But not once did he lose his connection to rowing and his teammates.
“I’d like to go to college next year and maybe become an Olympic rower,” said Kenneth. “Win some gold. I also could start my own rowing club and become a coach. It all depends on what the future brings. Regardless, rowing will forever be part of my life.”
In addition to receiving the Champion Award at Row to the Future’s Benefit Breakfast, he will share his story with the event’s 300 guests from the rowing and physical education communities. The Seattle Yacht Club Foundation will also receive an award. Tickets to the event are on sale at www.rowtothefuture.org. Event proceeds benefit athletes like Kenneth, who is one of 19 athletes this year receiving scholarships, uniforms, healthy snacks, mentorship and more through Row to the Future.
Row to the Future, the youth development initiative of the George Pocock Rowing Foundation, uses rowing to inspire youth to become healthy, active members of their communities. Photo/George Pocock Rowing Foundation
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SEWARD PARK – A man was injured Tuesday afternoon when police say he was attacked while walking near 50th Avenue South and South Hudson Street in the Seward Park neighborhood of Southeast Seattle.
It was just before 2 pm when the 23-year old man was robbed and stabbed multiple times in the 4900 block of 50th Avenue South.
“The victim was thrown to the ground and the suspect stood over him, jabbing a kitchen knife at the victim while demanding his wallet,” wrote Seattle Police Department pokesman Jeff Kappel.
He said the victim sustained puncture and slash wounds to his face, neck and torso before pushing the suspect away.
The suspect fled on foot, but was ultimately arrested during a search of the area.
The victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The 22-year-old male suspect was booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of Robbery and Investigation of Assault.
COLUMBIA CITY – This week, Columbia City Gallery presents two new exhibits.
“Things We Don’t Know” and “Lights, Camera, Action” will run Wed., Jan. 25 through March 11.
In the Main Gallery, Dianne Bradley and Jim Madara present new work with “Things We Don’t Know”.
Meanwhile, in the Guest Gallery is “Lights, Camera, Action”, photographs that explore drawing and painting with light by students at the Children’s Institute for Learning Differences, a school that provides innovative programs for children with special needs.
The artists’ reception – free and open to the public – is planned for Sat., Jan. 28, from 5 to 8 pm at the Columbia City Gallery (4864 Rainier Ave. S.).
Photos/Columbia City Gallery
RAINIER BEACH – Police are searching for a teenager they say assaulted and robbed a woman Monday morning in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South.
It was about 10:15 am when a witness watched three teenagers follow the 58-year old woman through the Safeway parking lot. One of the teens knocked her down and took her purse while the other two watched.
“During the attack, the victim struck her head on the pavement and sustained injuries to the left side of her face and cheek area,” wrote SPD spokesperson Renee Witt.
She added that the victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
The suspect – described as a black male teen, wearing a short black coat and blue jeans – fled the scene.
According to police, the subjects seen walking with the suspect remained at the scene. They were subsequently detained and transported to the South Precinct for further investigation, where they were ultimately released pending further investigation.
South Precinct officers and detectives are investigating an increase in street robberies in the area.
Anyone with information about this incident or who may know the identity or whereabouts of the suspect is asked to call 911.
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SEATTLE – Police have identified three persons of interest in the beating of South Seattle hairdresser Danny Vega, who died in late November.
One of those persons of interest – a 22-year-old felon with a history of robbery – admitted to being one of the three people in a video released by police shortly after Vega’s death. They say he also identified the two others persons of interest.
Surveillance images show one of three young men discarding a jacket near where Vega was beaten. Vega had his house keys, cell phone and black jacket stolen during the Nov. 15 robbery in the 4000 block of South Willow Street.
The 22-year-old who allegedly identified himself “did not deny the incident, just says he can’t remember,” Detective Frank Clark wrote in a case document. Read more.
Seattle Police said Danny Vega (above) was attacked by three young men as he walked along the 4200 block of S. Othello Street at 7:45 p.m. November 15th.
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MOUNT BAKER – Hawthorne Elementary School and Friends of Hawthorne PTA are hosting a free “Open Gym” Event for prospective students and their families this Sunday afternoon.
Families will be able to meet and talk with Principal Sandra Scott, Business Officer/VP Eileen Gray, Hawthorne’s Kindergarten teachers and current parents while the kids play, tumble, wheel around and visit the arts and crafts table. Snacks and beverages also provided.
The event will be held on Sun., Jan. 22, from 1 to 4 pm in the school gymnasium (4100 – 39th Ave. S.).
Photo/Hawthorne Elementary
CBO on “Open Thread Thursday: What’s on Your Mind, Neighbors?”:
It’s like a cruel joke. I have off all week but I can’t get to my pub on cap hill and get drunk with all my loser friends.
Instead I’m gonna have to drink at home while my pregnant wife scowls at me.
I gotta get out of this house before I lose my mind.
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WESTERN WASHINGTON – As a monstrous ice-and-snow storm brought Western Washington grinding to a standstill, the National Weather Service warned that winter weather would continue through 4 a.m. Friday – several hours later than expected.
In an updated advisory, the Weather Service said the entire region will continue to see a mixed bag of wintry weather Thursday night with freezing rain, sleet and more snow expected across the lowlands of Western Washington.
An additional 1 to 2 inches of new snow or about 0.10 inches of ice accumulation is possible before temperatures warm to above freezing on Friday morning.
The extended forecast for wintry weather comes after an epic Pacific Northwest ice storm swept in, coating snow-covered Western Washington with freezing rain on Thursday and paralyzing much of the state.
Photo/Rainier Valley Post
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