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Another Shooting at City’s Most Violent Corner; Mayor Promises Better Lighting

08.26.2010 911

There has been yet another shooting at Seattle’s most notorious corner. Officers and medics responded shortly after 8:30 pm last night to a 911 call reporting a shooting at Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson Street in Rainier Beach, where seattlecrime.com says they found a man with a gunshot wound to the leg. There are [...]

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10-Year Old Accused Gang Banger Gunman Suspected in SEVEN Other Felonies

08.20.2010 911

Seattle Times (RVP news partner): Wide-eyed, chubby-faced and standing just 4 feet 1, the 10-year-old boy walked into a crowded juvenile courtroom Thursday nursing a bullet wound and facing criminal charges that seemed to belie his young age. But King County Deputy Prosecutor Julie Kline described the boy as a “danger to the community and [...]

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Police: 10-Year-Old Gunshot Victim Shot Himself While Robbing Teen on Bus

08.18.2010 911

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse than a 10-year old getting shot in broad daylight on a busy street corner,  it turns out he shot himself while trying to rob another kid. According to police, the victim in the case is the 17-year old boy – originally detained for questioning – who [...]

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10-Year-Old Shot at RAS & Henderson in Rainier Beach; Teen Suspect in Custody (UPDATED)

08.17.2010 911

A 10-year old child has been shot in the arm at Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson in Rainier Beach. Witnesses began calling 9-1-1 to report shots fired at about 7:50 pm. Several people on the scene said that two groups of kids were fighting at a bus stop when the child was hit. He [...]

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Teen Injured in Rainier Beach Shooting; Suspect at Large

08.17.2010 911

A teenager escaped serious injury or worse last night when he sustained what police called “a minor bullet graze to his back” in yet another south Rainier Valley shooting. South Precinct officers responded to a call of multiple shots fired around 9:40 pm near one of the city’s most dangerous corners – Rainier Avenue South [...]

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THREE People Shot With BB Gun During MLK Melee; No Arrests

07.31.2010 911

Three people were shot early this morning during a street melee at a community center in the 5600 block of Martin Luther King, Jr. Way South near South Orcas Street. Officers responding to multiple reports of shots fired as well as a large disturbance shortly after 3 am found three victims with non life-threatening wounds [...]

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911 Log: RB Neighbors Help Catch Thief, Santa Pleads Guilty, Brighton Peacock Nabbed + More Not-So-Funny BS

07.26.2010 911

Rainier Beach Neighbors help catch thief (SPD): On 7/23/10 at approximately 8:40 p.m., a complainant called 911 and stated that a male had just broke out the back door of a neighboring residence in the 8300 block of 55 Av S. and entered the home.  Another caller stated the male had just left from the [...]

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Lake Samm Shooting Victim Responsible for TWO Separate South-End Shootings

07.21.2010 911
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The Seattle Times (RVP news partner) is reporting that both victims killed in last weekend’s Lake Sammamish shoot-out had South Seattle ties: According to King County court documents, [Yang] Keovongphet was sentenced to four years in prison in 1994 after he pleaded guilty to the two counts of second-degree assault. Prosecutors said at the time [...]

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20-Year Old Injured in 2nd Rainier Beach Shooting in 5 Days

06.05.2010 911
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SPD: On June 5th, at approximately 4:00 AM, South Precinct officers responded to a call of shots fired and a person down near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Director Street. Officers arrived at the scene and spoke with several people who stated that they did not see anything. Officers [...]

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911 Log: Teen Injured in Rainier Beach Drive-By, Seward Park Popular With Burglars + More

06.02.2010 911
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Teen Injured in Rainier Beach Drive-By (seattlepi.com): A 17-year-old was shot in the back early Tuesday night at the intersection of Seward Park Avenue South and South Cloverdale Street. The teen was alert and conscious when medics arrived, Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman Helen Fitzpatrick said. The incident happened about 6:35 p.m. The teen was rushed [...]

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911 Log: 6-Year-Old Hit by SUV in Mt. Baker, Students Shot at in Rainier Beach, French-Fry Drive-by Near Othello

05.17.2010 911
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6-Year-Old Boy Hit By SUV In Mt. Baker (SPD): Seattle Police say a 6-year-old boy sustained minor injuries recently when he was hit by a Ford Expedition at South Dakota Street and Cascadia Avenue South in Mt. Baker. Police Investigate Students’ Claims They Were Targeted In Drive-By Shooting (seattlecrime.com): Seattle gang detectives were called to [...]

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More on Last Month’s Gang Melee on MLK

05.06.2010 911
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seattlecrime.com: The police report provides more details about a giant shootout outside a south Seattle party April 25 in which one teenager was shot in the leg and six other people were arrested after a gang-fueled brawl that included gunfire and many roving fights. It all began at a huge party with over 100 people [...]

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Crazy Weekend in Columbia City: Teen Shot on MLK, 6 Arrested; Cops Shoot, Kill Dog; Neighbors Firing Shotguns

04.26.2010 911

SPD: On April 24th at approximately 11:32 pm, South Precinct officers responded to a large disturbance/party at a residence in the 5000 Block of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South. Apparently, some unwanted guests arrived at the party and a disturbance soon started with shots fired.  Numerous neighbors called 911 to report the shots, and [...]

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The Seward Park Shooting That Wasn’t

03.09.2010 911
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SPD: On March 8th at 12:52 p.m. a male subject was sitting in his car in the south parking lot in the 5800 block of Lake Washington Boulevard South.   The subject flagged down a passerby and said that he had been shot in the leg and asked the passerby to call for help. Officers and [...]

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Shocker: Rain-King Shooting Gang-Related

03.02.2010 911
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SeattleCrime.com: In case there was any doubt in your mind, a police report for last month’s shooting outside of the light rail station on MLK and Rainier confirms the incident was gang-related. At about 7:00 p.m. on February 22nd, officers on patrol near MLK and Rainier heard gunshots coming from MLK and S Winthrop St. [...]

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Teen Injured in Rainier Beach Shooting (UPDATE)

01.21.2010 911
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At about 6:30 pm Wednesday night, officers responded to a 911 call of shots fired near Rainier Avenue South and South Kenyon Street in Rainier Beach, where they found a male victim with a gunshot wound. He was treated at the scene and transported to Harborview Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries.  From SeattleCrime.com: Police [...]

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Man Shot in Leg During South Mt. Baker Street Melee

01.01.2010 911
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SPD: On 1/1/10, at approx. 3:15 a.m., officers were dispatched to 36th Avenue South and South Adams to investigate a shooting where the caller was the shooter.  Officers arrived and found numerous people and vehicles littering the street at this intersection. As more officers arrived they were able separate the parties, identify and detain the [...]

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Man Accused of Murdering Beacon Hill Mom & Baby Arrested in Northern California

12.28.2009 911
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SPD: Daniel Hicks, the suspect wanted in connection with the recent double homicide on Beacon Hill, is now in custody.  He was arrested without incident in Santa Cruz, California. The Seattle Times (RVP News Partner): Hicks, 29, has been the subject of a police manhunt since Tuesday morning, when Jennifer Morgan’s body was discovered in [...]

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Fugitive Father Charged in Murder of Beacon Hill Mom & Baby

12.25.2009 911
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Seattle Times (RVP News Partner): Daniel Thomas Hicks was charged Thursday with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder, accused of fatally shooting his longtime girlfriend and their infant daughter after his girlfriend apparently told him she wanted him to move out of the Beacon Hill home where she’d grown up. Hicks has been the subject [...]

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Crime Blotter: Teen Mob in Rainier Beach, Shooting Reported at Othello Park

12.24.2009 911
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SPD: Large disturbance on Rainier, juvenile arrested with gun: On December 23rd, at approximately 9:25 pm, South Precinct officers responded to a large disturbance in the 9000 Block of Rainier Avenue South.  Approximately twenty juvenile males were harassing customers and jumping on cars in the parking lot.  As the first officer arrived, a juvenile male [...]

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Mother & Infant Found Shot to Death on Beacon Hill; Baby’s Father Wanted as Person of Interest (UPDATE)

12.22.2009 911
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SPD: On December 22nd at 10:15 am, officers responded to a residence in the 1300 block of South Ferdinand Street for a report of a shooting.  Officers arrived on the scene quickly, entered the residence, and located two deceased victims, a 28-yearold female and a 13-week old baby girl.  The adult female victim was the [...]

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