Several recent shootings across Seattle made safety the most pressing topic during a Mayor Bruce Harrell-hosted public forum.
In light of a spate of recent shootings in Seattle, Mayor Bruce Harrell proclaimed, “Too many people have too many guns,” during a city public forum Thursday night.
The latest shooting was the twelfth homicide in Seattle this year. There were 70 homicides in 2023, breaking the previous record that was set in 1994 with 69 homicides, according to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, which has homicide data dating back to 1979. “In just the last week, we have actually made five homicide arrests,” SPD Chief Adrian Diaz said at the forum. “One case was in 2023, the other four cases are from 2024.”, 76% of people in attendance said either themselves or someone they knew had been a victim of property crime in the past two years. 61% of people reported they or someone they knew were victims of a violent crime during that same time frame.
“We’re not addressing the root of the issues that need to be addressed or not being addressed,” Shannon told KIRO 7. “I came here to learn to see what they’re going to do. And I’m not satisfied. I’m not. I’m not happy.”“This was a no-good conversation, there’s no real dialogue,” another participant at the public forum commented. “There really wasn’t any opportunity to even ask them in-depth questions.
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