Disturbing Violence for Today

Photo of the horrific aftermath of a hit-and-run in London's West End in March 2007, courtesy of Flickr user Lloyd Davis.

Adding to this week's lamentable streak of violence, we woke up to find a report from Seattle 911 that a man had been killed in a hit-and-run accident last night near Cherry and Sixth in Downtown. The body was found just past midnight. According to the SPD Blotter, there are no witnesses at this point, but "officers observed a security camera on the east side of the Seattle Metropolitan Tower that might cover the intersection."

This follows a string of bad news locally and statewide. Teresa Butz has dominated the news, but there was also a shooting in Leschi on Wednesday and a transient shot to death in "the Jungle," the homeless camp on Airport Way S., the same day.