CRIME & SAFETY
'It's not safe': Witnesses react to shooting blocks from Garfield High School
SEATTLE — Police are investigating a shooting in Seattle's Central District Tuesday afternoon. Authorities said people in two cars were shooting at each other. Police said calls came in shortly after 1 p.m. to report a shooting on 22nd Avenue and East Jefferson Street. "There was rapid fire then...
Tesla driver in Seattle-area crash that killed motorcyclist told police he was using Autopilot
A Tesla that may have been operating on the company's Autopilot driving system hit and killed a motorcyclist near Seattle, raising questions about whether a recent recall went far enough to ensure Tesla drivers using Autopilot pay attention to the road.After the crash Friday in a suburban area about 15 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of the city, the driver of a 2022 Tesla Model S told a Washington State Patrol trooper that he was using Autopilot and looked at his cellphone while the Tesla was moving.“The next thing he knew there was a bang and the vehicle lurched forward...
Commercial fire causes road closure in Tukwila Monday afternoon
Just before 2 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2024, Puget Sound Fire responded to a commercial fire in the 14600 block of Tukwila International Boulevard (map below). When firefighters arrived, they found smoke and flames visible from both the attic area as well as the basement. Due to unsafe building...
Unidentified man found dead near Kent railroad tracks
KENT, Wash. - Kent Police are investigating the death of an unidentified man whose body was found near railroad tracks on Sunday. Officers were dispatched to the BNSF tracks near 1st Ave. N and W. Sipe St. around 2:50 p.m. after a 911 caller reported finding a dead person. Upon...
A Washington police officer killed 3 people in 8 years -- and faces a murder trial for the last one
SEATTLE (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a suburban Seattle police officer charged with murder in the death of a 26-year-old man outside a convenience store in 2019 — the third person the officer had killed in the past eight years. Auburn officer Jeff Nelson shot and killed Jesse Sarey while trying to arrest him for disorderly conduct in an interaction that lasted just 67 seconds, authorities said. Sarey had reportedly been throwing things at cars. Citing surveillance video from nearby businesses, prosecutors said Nelson wrestled with Sarey, repeatedly punched him in the head and shot...
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