Seattle police searching for clues in Sunday morning shooting
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SEATTLE -- Police are still looking for clues in a weekend shooting that left 21-year-old Nicole Westbrook fighting for her life.
The Sunday morning shooting was the city's 24th since New Year's Eve. That escalating violence prompted police leaders to hold a Tuesday afternoon briefing on Westbrook's case in particular, and gun violence in general.
Westbrook moved to Seattle just three weeks ago to pursue her dream of becoming a chef. Police say on early Sunday morning, Westbrook and her boyfriend went for a walk near Pioneer Square.
Surveillance video from 2nd Ave. and Yesler Way shows shots being fired from a white car driving by. Westbrook was hit, and she's now on life support at Harborview Medical Center.
Several members of Westbrook's family attended Tuesday's briefing to speak on her behalf.
"I just want to let people know that my sister is the most beautiful person you will ever know I'm proud she's my baby sister," said Joyce Westbrook.
Police don't believe Westbrook or her boyfriend were the intended targets of the shooting, and Assistant Police Chief Nick Metz calls the shooting a "random act of violence."
Police Chief John Diaz was also present at the briefing, where he spoke directly to Westbrook's family.
"There's only one comfort I can offer, that is we are going to bring this person to justice and we are going to do everything we can to do that," he said."
The best hope is that the video of the shooting jogs someone's memory of the night, or someone who knows the shooter comes forward.
"We believe there are sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, mothers, fathers even, who have information about who shot Nicole. We ask you to come forward," said Westbrook's aunt, Joyce Esquer.
At the end of the briefing, Westbrook's family returned to the hospital, while police made one final appeal for someone to come forward with information about he shooting. The alternative, according to Metz, is an accomplice charge.
The Sunday morning shooting was the city's 24th since New Year's Eve. That escalating violence prompted police leaders to hold a Tuesday afternoon briefing on Westbrook's case in particular, and gun violence in general.
Westbrook moved to Seattle just three weeks ago to pursue her dream of becoming a chef. Police say on early Sunday morning, Westbrook and her boyfriend went for a walk near Pioneer Square.
Surveillance video from 2nd Ave. and Yesler Way shows shots being fired from a white car driving by. Westbrook was hit, and she's now on life support at Harborview Medical Center.
Several members of Westbrook's family attended Tuesday's briefing to speak on her behalf.
"I just want to let people know that my sister is the most beautiful person you will ever know I'm proud she's my baby sister," said Joyce Westbrook.
Police don't believe Westbrook or her boyfriend were the intended targets of the shooting, and Assistant Police Chief Nick Metz calls the shooting a "random act of violence."
Police Chief John Diaz was also present at the briefing, where he spoke directly to Westbrook's family.
"There's only one comfort I can offer, that is we are going to bring this person to justice and we are going to do everything we can to do that," he said."
The best hope is that the video of the shooting jogs someone's memory of the night, or someone who knows the shooter comes forward.
"We believe there are sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, aunts, uncles, mothers, fathers even, who have information about who shot Nicole. We ask you to come forward," said Westbrook's aunt, Joyce Esquer.
At the end of the briefing, Westbrook's family returned to the hospital, while police made one final appeal for someone to come forward with information about he shooting. The alternative, according to Metz, is an accomplice charge.
