Shooting In Leschi Latest Burst of Violence
As though the city is slowly going mad in the dry and oppressive heat (for Seattle), yet another brutal killing occurred last night in Leschi. The Central District News has the most detailed account yet, but in brief, an altercation earlier in the day led to a shooting around the 800 block of 32nd Ave. S shortly after 8:30 p.m. The victim was shot as he drove by the shooter's house. A police stand-off ensued that lasted for more than five hours, until SWAT officers determined the suspect was not in the house. He was arrested early this morning in West Seattle, near Delridge and Andover.
Although 2009 has been a relatively peaceful one in terms of murders, in the last week a number of violent events, beginning with the random assault in South Park that left Teresa Butz dead and her fiance wounded, as well as a murder-suicide yesterday at Ft. Lewis, leave us wondering what to expect next.
