Dryer fire in North Ravenna Sunday night (PHOTOS)
Hose trailing from one of the engines responding to Sunday night’s call.
Seattle Fire Department units responded to a “fire in single family residence” call at 7:23 PM Sunday night on the 7500 block of 24th Ave NE.
Home where the fire occurred and Engine 40 from Wedgwood.
The fire was confined to a dryer. The tenant of home sustained minor injuries while attempting to put the fire out, and he was treated at the scene.
Tenant of the home being treated by fire department staff for his minor injuries.
Scene incident chief and a fire fighter checking out the washer/dryer unit after it was removed from the home.
The home was aired out with fans and was ruled safe for the tenant to reenter. Good results all around.
Two gentlemen from Fire Station 16 in Green Lake were kind enough to pause for a picture before their engine headed back into service.
15th Avenue NE closed as police investigate ‘possible explosive devices’ (UPDATES)
Via the Seattle Police Department twitter feed:
15th Avenue Bridge closed in Ravenna as ABS investigates possible explosive devices found in the area. More info on the Blotter shortly.
The helicopter that can be heard in our area is over the scene.
More updates here when we get them.
UPDATE (12:11 PM): Police have determined the the suspected explosive devices are harmless. Via twitter:
Suspected pipe bombs deemed harmless. Everything on 15th should be back to normal shortly.
UPDATE (12:15 PM):SeattlePI.com’s Casey McNerthney has the story from police:
The suspicious devices were found shortly after 10 a.m. near the 15th Avenue Northeast bridge, which was closed for more than 2 hours as detectives investigated. The devices, made with capped PVC pipes, were also found near a regular homeless encampment, detective Renee Witt said.
Read the full story on SeattlePI.com’s Seattle 911 blog.
Shooting at NE 75th St and 15th Ave NE on Friday night (UPDATES)
UPDATE (Monday, September 10): The Seattle Police Department has released a sketch of the suspect, as well as some other additional information.
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Shortly after two local residents reported hearing “four ‘pops’ in rapid succession” and then a “[h]elicopter overhead, sirens everywhere,” came this post on the Seattle Police Department’s Blotter:
Tonight at approximately 7:26 p.m. officers responded to the 7500 block of 15th Avenue NE for the report of multiple shots fired. Officers arrived on scene and located a male victim in his 40′s who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
The victim, a man in his 40s, was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
View August 31 shooting in a larger map The circumstances just prior to the shooting (as well as description of the suspect and the vehicle) are not available at this time, says the Blotter post. However, a local scanner listener reports hearing talk of a “pos suspect driving a red BMW convertible.” We will update this post with any new information on the victim and/or suspect(s) as we get it.
UPDATE (9:14 PM): KING 5’s Jim Forman was at the scene at 7:55 PM and tweeted the following (click the links for photos of the scene):
SPD on scene of shooting at 75th and 15th NE. Victim shot in head. No word on suspects. twitter.com/jimformanKING5…
— Jim Forman KING5News (@jimformanKING5) September 1, 2012
Shooting on 15 NE appears to be car to car shooting. Witnesses heard shots then tire squeals. twitter.com/jimformanKING5…
— Jim Forman KING5News (@jimformanKING5) September 1, 2012
UPDATE (11:46 PM): KING 5 reported in their 11 PM newscast that the shooting victim has died of his injuries. The Seattle Times has more details about the shooting here.
UPDATE (Saturday, September 1, 6:16 AM): The SPD Blotter post has been updated overnight with more information, including this description of the shooting:
Preliminary investigation indicates that the suspect pulled up next to the victim in his car and for reasons yet to be determined, fired multiple rounds at the victim, striking him several times. The suspect then fled the scene in his car and remains at large.
The suspect is described as a white male with dark hair, age 20 to 30, driving a smaller silver or grey BMW. Anyone with information about this incident (identity of the shooter and/or his vehicle) should call 911 or the Seattle Police Homicide Tip Line at (206) 233-5000. Anonymous tips are welcome.
UPDATE (Saturday, September 1, 5:56 PM): Ravenna resident Jake Z. has taken a few pictures of a growing memorial at the site of the shooting (click the links below if the images are not visible):
Memorial being constructed at 75th and 15th for shooting victim. twitter.com/jakez/status/2…
— Jake Zukowski (@jakez) September 2, 2012
Another picture of the shooting memorial at 75th and 15th. twitter.com/jakez/status/2…
— Jake Zukowski (@jakez) September 2, 2012
UPDATE (Sunday, September 2): The SPD Blotter has been updated with more information on the shooting, including a more detailed description of the suspect and his vehicle:
The suspect’s vehicle is described as a silver BMW Z4 convertible. The car may have recent body damage including a broken out passenger side window.
Several witnesses describe the suspect as a well-dressed White or Asian male in his late 20′s to 30′s with dark, slicked-back hair.
The car looks similar to this one (image from the SPD Blotter):
Footage from a surveillance camera in the Roosevelt Reservoir shows the vehicle on 15th Ave NE around the time of the shooting:
It is now believed that the shooting “may have been directly related to a road rage type of traffic incident.“
Flue fire gets the works on the fourth
A full Seattle Fire response filled the streets near the intersection of 25th Ave NE and NE Blakeley St shortly before noon on Wednesday, July 4.
Photo above taken from the east side of 25th Ave NE looking north. Photo courtesy Thomas Field.
A small fire had started in a cooking flue extending from the roof of the multi-story, multi-use building at the northwest corner of the intersection.
Kyle Moore of the Seattle Fire Department shared the details (via email):
At 11:45 a.m. a 911 call came in to the Fire Alarm Center reporting smoke coming from the roof of a building in the 5100 block of 25th Avenue NE. Dispatchers sent a full-response which involved 6 engines, 2 ladder trucks and a medic unit, an aid unit and other apparatus.
University District’s Ladder Company 9 arrived first and ran an aerial to the roof to investigate the source of the smoke. Firefighters used thermal imagers to detect the fire was confined to a flue at the roof. Crew used water from their pump cans which are basically large fire extinguishers to knock down the fire.
After some investigation, firefighters learned that residue had built up in the flue and caught fire. The owners of the flue were advised to clean the pipe regularly.
Shooting at Cafe Racer in Roosevelt (UPDATES)
UPDATE (Thursday, May 31): Around 10 PM last night, the suspect and a fourth victim at Cafe Racer were reported to have both died of their injuries. Here is the AP story.
As of this morning, the only survivor of the shootings at Cafe Racer, Leonard Meuse, has had his condition upgraded from critical to serious. He is expected to recover.
UPDATE (5:46 PM): Many news outlets, including this one, had erroneously reported that the suspect had died of his injuries. He is, in fact, alive and continuing to receive treatment at Harborview (via the Seattle Police twitter feed).
UPDATE (5:02 PM): Seattle Police has confirmed that the suspect in the Cafe Racer shootings has died from his self-inflicted gunshot wound. Reported in error.
And they also confirm that the shooting at 8th and Seneca this morning is connected to the suspect.
More on all of that in the Seattle Times (“Suspect in Seattle slayings kills himself”).
And also at the Seattle Times, some good news: The chef at Cafe Racer, who was among those shot this morning, is doing well.
UPDATE (4:34 PM): Just as we were receiving reports of officers arresting someone in the vicinity of 47th Ave NE and Roosevelt Way NE, there are now reports that the suspect in the Roosevelt shootings was found in West Seattle. When approached by officers, he then turned the gun on himself. Police are saying that this individual was suspected in the shootings in Cafe Racer, but are not commenting on his condition at this time.
More detail from the tail end of the Mayor’s news conference by Assistant Chief James Pugel: Plain closed officers in West Seattle recieved images of the suspect as they were patrolling. One officer identified the suspect and called in uniformed officers to assist. Suspect saw the uniformed officers closing in, knelt down in the street, and shot himself in the head.
Our friends at the West Seattle Blog will have more information on this latest shooting (37th Ave SW and Raymond St) at their website.
UPDATE (4:12 PM)Assistant Chief of the Seattle Police Department, James Pugel, spoke during the Mayor’s live conference this afternoon. Below is the summary:
Just before 11 AM, two 911 call came in: One saying shots fired at 59th and roosevelt, the other transferred to fire, “Dual distpatch” occurs, and both police and fire are dispatched to the scene, arriving at the same time. Police find five people down inside, and no suspect on scene. Two victims were dead at the scene, the others were triaged and transferred to Harborview. Dectectives, gang units, homicide and robbery, UW police, SPD officers on loan to the FBI all showed up to the scene. The area was canvassed, and a K-9 unit was called in. Evidence recovery is ongoing. Pictures from the scene have now been release. He has not been positively identified yet. The 8th and Seneca shooting call comes in around a half hour later.
UPDATE (2:42 PM):Seattle Police department reports that another of the shooting victims has died. Speculation online is that the victims are members of the band God’s Favorite Beefcake, but this is unconfirmed at this time.
UPDATE (12:56 PM):More to add to suspect’s description (via Casey McNerthney’s twitter feed):”New detail about North Seattle shooter: police say his black and white has a white collar. Has dark shirt over it.”
UPDATE (12:30 PM): Vis Casey McNerthney’s twitter feed: “Police telling Ravenna residents to stay inside, not open their doors as search for shooter is nearing second hour.”
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Seattle Fire and police responded to a shooting at Cafe Racer (5828 Roosevelt Way NE) right around 11 AM.
Two of the five shooting victims have died, both male. Three other victims include a woman, all of whom have been transported to Harborview Medical Center. The Associated Press reports that all three are in critical condition (12:37 PM, via twitter).
Suspect is still at large. His description is “Suspect is a wht man, 6’1, very thin, curly light brn hair, wearing a white & brn plaid shirt, a long sleeve shirt, and dark pants” via the Seattle Police Department Twitter feed.
Area schools and community centers are on lockdown or operating normally with doors locked.
Updates can be found at the links below, and on our twitter feed, as news develops:
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