King County released its shots-fired report for the second quarter (Q2) of 2025, which detailed the number of fatal shooting victims, non-fatal shooting victims, and total shots fired in the county.
In comparison to Q2 of 2024, there was a 31% decrease in the overall number of shooting victims.
“This is an encouraging trend and an indication that the work we have been doing is having a positive impact in driving down gun violence,” King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion said.
This year’s Q2 number of shots fired in King County was lowest since 2020
This year’s Q2 numbers for total shots fired were the lowest since 2020, and shots resulting in non-fatal injuries have continued to decrease since Q2 of 2023, when there were 103 incidents, and have now been recorded at 48 in Q2 of 2025…