SEATTLE — A war zone at his back door is reinvigorating Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka’s public safety push to address gun violence throughout the city.
On March 30, Saka and his family heard gunfire erupt in their neighborhood, with an estimated 100 rounds shot during a vigil for a young homicide victim who had been killed earlier that morning.
“My neighbors, and now my constituents, were shocked and traumatized. Me too,” Saka said, who woke up his children from sleep to make sure they weren’t struck by stray bullets. “It was a war zone. It’s unacceptable, and our city needs to do better.”…