Suspect arrested after firing shot at Seattle officers, jumping into Lake Washington
Seattle police respond to second shooting
There were two Seattle police shootings in two different locations Friday morning.
SEATTLE - Seattle police arrested a suspect, who they say fired at officers and jumped into Lake Washington on Friday morning.
What we know:
At about 6:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of an assault that happened near Pritchard Beach off 55th Avenue South in the Rainier Valley.
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes was still at the scene of an earlier shooting when he said the second shooting happened.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found the 33-year-old man. As they were trying to take him into custody, an officer used their Taser and the suspect fired a shot in their direction.
Shooting scene investigation at Pritchard Beach in Seattle on June 20, 2025.
Seattle police said no officers were hurt.
The suspect then got away from officers and ran away toward the area of Pritchard Island Beach.
Tukwila police and King County Sheriff's deputies helped Seattle officers with the search for the suspect, and as they were looking for him, neighbors reported seeing a man matching the suspect's description running through their backyards.
Responding officers spotted the suspect running to the dock area near Atlantic City Boat Ramp and saw him jump into Lake Washington.
Before 8:30 a.m., the suspect was pulled from the water and taken into custody. Medics took the suspect to the hospital to be evaluated.
This is the second police shooting in Seattle at two different locations on Friday morning. The other shooting happened near Seattle's Washington Park neighborhood, which is about 8 miles away.
The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Police Department.
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