Shots fired at Seattle police responding to domestic call; suspect dead
Major police presence for 2 shootings in Seattle
We are tracking two shootings in Seattle Friday morning. In the Washington Park neighborhood, a suspect is barricaded in a house after shooting his partner and exchanging gunfire with SWAT officers. Police are also responding to a second incident in the Pritchard Park area, where a suspect fired at an officer and is on the run.
SEATTLE - A suspect is dead after a police shooting near Seattle's Washington Park neighborhood on Friday morning.
What we know:
Before 5 a.m., officers responded to a domestic violence disturbance near 32nd Avenue East and East Madison Street.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found a woman in the front yard of a home. Police said the woman had a gunshot wound, and ran to an officer's arms and collapsed.
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said two officers started life-saving measures on the woman, and during that time, shots were fired at the officers from the home.
Seattle police investigate shooting near Washington Park
A police shooting investigation is underway near Seattle's Washington Park neighborhood on Friday morning.
One officer fired back, and two others retreated with the victim. She was taken to a local hospital, and was listed in critical condition, as of 8:30 a.m.
Barnes said no officers were hurt.
Seattle police are investigating a shooting on East Madison Street on June 20, 2025.
Barnes said the suspect barricaded themselves inside and officers were attempting communication with the suspect.
Officers from the Seattle Police Department's SWAT team and other surrounding agencies entered the home, and found the suspect dead inside a bedroom area.
During a news conference, Barnes said it's not known if the suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound or if he was wounded during an exchange of gunfire with officers.
The King County Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.
Barnes said the suspect was a 53-year-old man with an extensive criminal history that includes a double homicide conviction in Seattle in the 1990s.
The roadway will be closed for a while for the investigation.
The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Police Department.
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