The Brief
- A deadly shooting in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District has intensified calls for stronger public safety measures, highlighting ongoing community concerns about crime and homelessness.
- Residents and community leaders, including Tanya Woo, emphasize the need for a coordinated city-county-state response, including increased patrols, drug enforcement, affordable housing, and addiction services.
- The neighborhood is struggling with issues like open drug use and violence, and leaders are urging action to restore safety and vitality, especially with upcoming events like the FIFA World Cup.
SEATTLE – A deadly shooting has left Seattle’s Chinatown-International District reeling – just blocks from where community leaders have been calling for stronger public safety measures.
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said officers responded around 10:40 p.m. to reports of a disturbance near 12th Avenue South and Jackson Street.
“Analysts from our Real-Time Crime Center were able to get on cameras that we have at 12th and Jackson and confirm that there was some type of disturbance,” Barnes said. “They saw people moving and running in a hurried fashion, so officers got here as quick as they could, and located a person with a non-life threatening gun shot wound that was transported to an area hospital for treatment.”…