With six killings last week, the number of homicides in just five months in Seattle reached 21, as many as in all of last year. full story ![]()
Several House Democrats and their guests for tonight's State of the Union - people affected by the tragedy of gun violence - called on Congress today to address the problem of gun violence in America, saying, "There are many avenues we can take to stop gun violence in our country, but we certainly cannot choose the avenue of inaction."
cbsnews.com (3 months and 6 days ago)
A man has been arrested after he fired a flare gun at another man’s head, severely burning his jaw, according to Seattle police Around 8:15 Friday night, a bus tunnel security guard flagged down police Officer Richard Bonesteel near Sixth Avenue and King Street and said he had heard a gun
seattletimes.com (27 days ago)
A Franklin High School student who allegedly pulled out a BB-gun during a fight outside school was arrested and booked into King County Jail Wednesday. Seattle police say someone called 911 after seeing the teen pull the gun out of his backpack around noon. Officers and school security found the stu
seattletimes.com (2 months ago)
I wrote this letter at 8:29 a.m. on Thursday. According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, whose website features a gun violence counter, 95 Americans had been victims of gun viole…
madison.com (1 month ago)
Seattle City Council member and mayoral candidate Tim Burgess today entered the fray over gun violence and what the city of Seattle can do to address it. Burgess, chair of the Finance and Government Performance Committee, said the Council should consider a $371,000 package of initiatives to support
seattletimes.com (3 months and 10 days ago)
During a hearing on gun violence today, Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., asked people whose lives had been affected by gun violence to stand, and many in the room rose from their seats; Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., said that such acts of violence could be better prevented with fewer restrictions on gun ownership.
cbsnews.com (3 months and 6 days ago)
SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle police say a 19-year-old man recently released from prison pulled a gun on a for-hire driver in West Seattle in a violent robbery attempt. The driver pulled out his own gun. Both men fired and both were wounded....
ap.org (1 month and 14 days ago)
SEATTLE (AP) -- Seattle police say a 19-year-old man recently released from prison pulled a gun on a for-hire driver in West Seattle in a violent robbery attempt. The driver pulled out his own gun. Both men fired and both were wounded....
ap.org (1 month and 14 days ago)

The woman who is suspected of shooting a colleague in North Seattle on Friday was traumatized by her sister’s murder in 1985 and by the slaying of her dog in a home invasion, her nephew says.
seattletimes.com (2 months and 12 days ago)

Los Angeles law enforcement is on 'high alert' ahead of tonight's Oscars in the wake of a wave of gun violence in the US, unconfirmed reports claimed today.
independent.co.uk (2 months and 25 days ago)
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