2 teens arrested in South Seattle shooting

Name: Shooting prompts school lockdowns in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood
Uploaded: 2026-02-25T13:56:47-08:00
Description: Seattle police have arrested two people after a shooting in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

Shooting prompts school lockdowns in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood

Seattle police have arrested two people after a shooting in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

SEATTLE - Two teen boys were arrested for a shooting in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

Seattle police claim the teens, aged 16 and 17, were armed with a modified handgun upon their arrest.

The backstory:

Officers responded to reports of gunfire near Wetmore Avenue South and South Byron Street at around 1 p.m. Multiple shell casings were recovered at the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing two suspects running from the area, and officers later caught up to them and detained them.

Seattle police say they recovered a handgun with an extended magazine, and an auto sear or "switch" which allows the weapon to automatically fire.

Both teens were arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm, as they both reportedly handled the gun. They were later booked into the Patricia H. Clark Children & Family Justice Center.

Police also searched the area with a K9 for additional suspects, but they were not located.

Two nearby schools, John Muir Elementary and Franklin High School, were briefly placed on lockdown during the investigation. No students were injured.

Anyone with information regarding this shooting is asked to contact the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.