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Wednesday, February 4, 2009

City Police Investigating Shots Fired At Boylston and Howell

Posted by on Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM

Seattle Police shut down traffic at Boylston and Howell on Capitol Hill minutes ago after receiving a call about shots fired.

The shots apparently came from a 3rd floor apartment.

While officers were investigating, they heard several shots fired. Police have contacted a man in a 3rd floor apartment and have recovered a gun.

Initially, police believed someone had fired a .22 caliber weapon, but a witness at the scene told officers they'd seen a man firing BB rounds from an apartment balcony.

Over the weekend, a resident at another apartment building near the scene reported that someone had shot out their windows with a BB gun.

Update: SPD confirms the man arrested was in possession of a "high-powered air rifle" capable of shooting BBs and pellets.

 

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same place as http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archive… ?
Posted by O.o on February 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM
2
It's next door to me.
Cops were just running around, guns drawn, yelling, "put down the gun or you will be shot."
News vans and helicopters have arrived. There are maybe four cop cars, but most of the guns are already back in their holsters.
Posted by alight on February 4, 2009 at 3:05 PM
3
Anyone know what the suspected car thief looked like who was hit by a car at the Convention Center after running onto I-5? (The 1 p.m. helicopter.)
Posted by Amelia on February 4, 2009 at 3:07 PM
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Wow, yeah, I noticed it was the same as the apartment with the windows shot out with bb's. It's even at the third floor. Wild.
Posted by Stoppin ze throwinze on February 4, 2009 at 3:08 PM
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I was wondering what the helicopters were about.

"Quick! BB guns on Capitol Hill. This is Emmy-worthy!"
Posted by Devin on February 4, 2009 at 3:13 PM
6
Haha, sounds like it is the same story from a few days ago! What a lame way to get arrested.
Posted by Stoppin ze throwinze on February 4, 2009 at 3:31 PM
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There's some pretty bad-assed air rifles out there. I don't know what the case was here, but they aren't all bb's. You can get an air powered .22.
Posted by Dougsf on February 4, 2009 at 3:41 PM
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did this dipshit not learn from the new years eve shooting apparently? You wanna flash guns, move to the sticks or accept the consequences, (RIP)
Posted by seriously? on February 4, 2009 at 3:45 PM
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looks like someone was takin' out the trash, travis bickle style.
Posted by peter on February 4, 2009 at 6:18 PM

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