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Woman grazed by bullet in downtown Seattle, gunman still on run

by Associated Press

KING5.com

Posted on October 31, 2011 at 5:46 PM

Updated Tuesday, Nov 1 at 8:21 AM

SEATTLE -- Seattle police believe a gunman remains on the run after a woman was grazed by a bullet in downtown on Monday afternoon.
   
SWAT officers searched a low-income housing building near the King County courthouse Monday evening as they tried to locate the source of the gunshots. After that search, police spokesman Jeff Kappel told The Seattle Times that no weapon was found and there have been no arrests.
   
Kappel said the injured woman was hit in the hip or leg but did not suffer a life-threatening injury. He said police heard several gunshots and one shot apparently was fired into an office building that houses several county agencies.
   
The injured woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center. She reportedly was shot at Third and Yesler.
   
Pedestrians were cleared from the area and buses were temporarily rerouted.

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gonegreen said on November 1, 2011 at 9:59 PM

In the video at the top of the article is a cop looking through the scope of a rifle. What kind of rifle is that? At first I thought it was an Italian WWII Carcano. On closer look it isn't. Anyone know that rifle? The bolt sticks straight out. Hard to tell caliber but it looks like a bull barrel, maybe .223.

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deepsee said on November 1, 2011 at 8:55 PM

As if I need another reason to carry...But now I'm upgrading to a HK USP.45.....

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shimo said on November 1, 2011 at 2:46 PM

@c8Isonics, my apologys also! But as you can tell from reading some of the other comments, I, or we can't be sure sometime.

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CaptainLarry said on November 1, 2011 at 12:25 PM

@c8Isonics: Totally missed you on that one friend! Sorry. Too many in Seattle don't get it though :)

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c8lsonics said on November 1, 2011 at 12:00 PM

@CaptainLarry: My "mayor banned guns" comment was a sarcastic attempt to make fun of the mayor who tried to ban guns in the city and public parks. I am fully aware of the 2nd Amendment and my constitutional rights. Banning guns doesn't keep guns out of the hands of criminals.

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Sir_Real said on November 1, 2011 at 10:57 AM

Looks like they better find witnesses, if that Vancouver riot news story I was commenting on serves as an example, this guy has no incentive from the system to turn himself in.

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kwakuga said on November 1, 2011 at 8:19 AM

Uh, there are gun free zones, they are called schools. We need to greatly increase the penalty for unlawful possession or use. And stop the willing blindness of the rampant crime in the one block radius surrounding the courthouse.

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unhappy said on November 1, 2011 at 7:46 AM

This is just another convict the goverment with its budget cuts let of parole early.... this year the want to end all parole and probation for these convicts.... guess how much violence and crime will go up in area.

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robertsgt40 said on November 1, 2011 at 6:47 AM

If police are looking for the shooter, they might try looking at SPD HQ

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vffrwm said on November 1, 2011 at 5:32 AM

BTW there can't be "gun free zones" it's unconstitutional. And that is a victory for freedom.

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vffrwm said on November 1, 2011 at 5:31 AM

Gotta tell ya watching this on the news last night was almost comical. The Seattle PD has no "center". They either do nothing or turn out like they are running a company size combat mission. Can somebody please be incharge of them?

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jackwong said on November 1, 2011 at 2:52 AM

This definitely calls for downtown to be designated to be a gun-free zone.

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shimo said on November 1, 2011 at 12:38 AM

c8lsonics said, "How is this possible?! I thought the mayor banned guns!" I am still confused on why c8lsonics said that. I certainly hope he wasn't commenting about the picture of the shooter above this article.

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shimo said on November 1, 2011 at 12:27 AM

c8lsonics said, "How is this possible?! I thought the mayor banned guns!" Maybe the shooter didn't know Seattle's mayor banned guns in his city. You know our civilization is going to hell when criminals don't obey the laws.

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CaptainLarry said on October 31, 2011 at 9:49 PM

@ c8lsonics. OK, clearly you were not paying attention during U.S History class in high school. America has this defining document written by the Founding Fathers of our Nation. It prescribes in detail how we are to govern ourselves, it is The Constitution of the United States of America. There is a section of written law called the Amendments to the Constitution. The Second Amendment gives all U.S. citizens the right to keep and bear arms. No silly U.S. Mayor, no matter how much he would like to, can "ban guns" that is illegal and the few cities that have tried to do an end around on our most sacred document have been slapped back down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Thousands of good, honest, law abiding citizens carry guns (concealed) every day and I am willing to bet that at least one of them walks past you each day and you are none the wiser. :)

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Rainbow5 said on October 31, 2011 at 9:05 PM

i CAN TELL YOU ONE THING FOR SURE...I WOULD NEVER COME DOWNTOWN IF I DIDN'T HAVE TO FOR MY JOB AND I KNOW A LOT OF MY COWORKERS FEEL EXACTLY THE SAME WAY.

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BraveNewWhirled said on October 31, 2011 at 8:32 PM

@c8lsonics it's possible because the mayor banned guns. By the way, did the mayor ban guns? Seriously?

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bigcatfanatic said on October 31, 2011 at 7:15 PM

I wonder what had happened, my mom and I work in downtown three days a week (as janitors) I take 4th avenue, first thing in my mind was a suspicious package or a bomb threat. Driving back home I even saw the armored vehicle, I had not seen it in the city before. I hope the women is OK.

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aolaolaol said on October 31, 2011 at 6:34 PM

We heard 3 shots at around 4:30 and heard nothing subsequently, no sirens, nothing then this happened after I left my work I guess at 5? I love working downtown....#FML

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c8lsonics said on October 31, 2011 at 6:06 PM

How is this possible?! I thought the mayor banned guns!

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