Saturday, September 04, 2010

Shooting on Admiral Way; One man shot by police | West Seattle Herald - Slideshow

Police shot a man last night at a home near the west end of Admiral in West Seattle.  The house, in the Alki area of West Seattle, became known to police when a woman called to report a disturbance and what sounded like a gunshot.  The woman had called a friend living at the home, and she heard screaming followed by what sounded like a gunshot.  The line went dead, and when the friend called back a man answered,  He is said to have been very upset, and to have made suicidal threats.

Police responded and a man was shot by an officer.  Police recovered a pistol and an AK-47, which the assailant leveled at three officers, who then fired.  The man was wounded in the abdomen, and taken to Harborview, where his condition is stable.

When we lived in West Seattle (we loved it there), I never thought of Alki as being high crime area.  And certainly not a violent area.  Recent data shows that while there are some burglaries and thefts,  with the exception of an occasional assault – to be found anywhere in the city from time to time – crimes there are mostly property crimes.  See below:

  • • Assault on 29XX ALKI AVE SW
  • • Theft on 46XX SW WALKER ST
  • • Burglary on 54XX SW GENESEE ST
  • • Theft on 19XX SUNSET AVE SW
  • • Theft on 30XX 49TH AVE SW
  • • Theft on 16XX PALM AVE SW
  • • Theft on 17XX CALIFORNIA AVE SW
  • • Burglary on 21XX HALLECK AVE SW
  • • Burglary on 49XX ERSKINE WAY SW
  • • Burglary on 26XX WALNUT SW
  • • Burglary on 30XX 60TH SW
  • • Vandalism on 38XX SW EDMUNDS ST
  • • Burglary on 56XX 30TH AVE SW
  • • Theft on 45XX 42ND AVE SW
  • • Vandalism on 65XX 40TH AVE SW
  • • Burglary on 47XX FAUNTLEROY WAY SW
  • • Theft on 80XX FAUNTLEROY WAY SW
  • • Burglary on 35XX 61ST AVE SW
  • • Arrest on 71XX 47TH AVE SW
  • • Theft on 38XX CALIFORNIA AVE SW
  • • Vandalism on 30XX 60TH AVE SW
  • • Theft on 32XX 40TH AVE SW
  • • Burglary on 49XX ERSKINE WAY SW
  • • Theft on 27XX 53RD AVE SW
  • • Assault on 72XX CALIFORNIA AVE SW
  • • Theft on 26XX MARINE AVE SW
  • • Burglary on 54XX 45TH AVE SW
  • • Theft on 56XX FAUNTLEROY WAY SW
  • • Vandalism on 59XX BEACH DR SW
  • • Vandalism on 54XX 29TH AVE SW
  • • Burglary on 47XX 48TH AVE SW
  • • Theft on 51XX CALIFORNIA AVE SW
  • • Vandalism on 12XX HARBOR AVE SW
  • • Theft on 41XX 44TH AVE SW
  • • Theft on 26XX WALNUT AVE SW
  • • Theft on 47XX 48TH AVE SW
  • • Burglary on 32XX BELVIDERE AVE SW
  • • Theft on 40XX 23RD AVE SW
  • • Assault on 55XX SW ADMIRAL WAY
  • • Arrest on 43XX SW ADMIRAL WAY
  • • Burglary on 34XX 45TH AVE SW
  • • Theft on 65XX CALIFORNIA AVE SW
  • • Vandalism on 28XX SW YANCY ST
  • • Burglary on 30XX GARLOUGH AVE SW
  • • Vandalism on 26XX 60TH AVE SW
  • • Theft on 27XX 62ND AVE SW
  • • Burglary on 40XX 23RD AVE SW
  • • Theft on 54XX BEACH DR SW
  • • Theft on 50XX BEACH DR SW
  • • Theft on 45XX 42ND AVE SW
  • Neighbor Lance Knight told seattlepi.com he heard two shots, then five he thought would have been from handguns. He said he also heard tires screech.  A woman thought to be at the home has not been located.

    SLIDESHOW: Shooting on Admiral Way; One man shot by police | West Seattle Herald / White Center News

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