Gunman sought after man shot multiple times in Beacon Hill
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SEATTLE -- A man was critically injured in a shooting in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood late Monday afternoon.
The incident occurred in the 2400 block of S. Columbian Way around 5:40 p.m.
Police said the victim was in front of his house when he was confronted by the gunman. The gunman opened fire, hitting the victim several times before taking off on foot. Witnesses saw a small black car leaving the area at the time of the shooting, but police don't yet know if the driver has anything to do with crime.
The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries in critical condition. The 38-year-old man was not identified.
The gunman remained at large, and a description was not provided.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the case is urged to call 911 or Seattle police immediately. Anonymous tips are welcome.
The incident occurred in the 2400 block of S. Columbian Way around 5:40 p.m.
Police said the victim was in front of his house when he was confronted by the gunman. The gunman opened fire, hitting the victim several times before taking off on foot. Witnesses saw a small black car leaving the area at the time of the shooting, but police don't yet know if the driver has anything to do with crime.
The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries in critical condition. The 38-year-old man was not identified.
The gunman remained at large, and a description was not provided.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information on the case is urged to call 911 or Seattle police immediately. Anonymous tips are welcome.
This how bad Obama wants to take your guns away lying about Sandy Hook I am very sorry to have to do this please for give me                http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50208495#50208495
If you forgot Obama and the news media said the shooter used an AR assault rifle with many high capacity magazines. He is not to be trusted when it comes to guns or much else.
 @Mike That was from December 15, one day after the shooting. That information is incorrect and was updated.Â
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Please try to at least use your brains here instead of buying into the conspiracy theories.
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We know for a fact now what guns were used. The state police released all of that information. The main gun used was a Bushmaster XM15, and the other gun found in his car was a shotgun.Â
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Please people, try to use your brains. Don't be so quick to foolishly go down the path of believing right wing conspiracy websites and emails.Â
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And don't believe me either, all the correct information is out there.Â
 @Mike There is no video of what you claim. You are wrong. And frankly you must be mentally ill if you think that the Connecticut police, the FBI, 100% of the media, the families of the victims, and everyone else is in on some conspiracy. May God have mercy on your soul.Â
 @lakeview Wrong the video the Bushmaster being taken out by the police.
 @Mike Yeah, that did not get NEAR enough attention.Â
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No description was provided because none of the witnesses wants to be labeled a 'snitch'. That's their sick pathetic code. It justs perpetuates more crime.
"...a description was not provided...."
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The suspect is black but we are going to shy away from that because we don't want to offend people....
 Why not list the full address? It's listed on the Seattle fire cad page anyway?Â
Quick, lets organize a small black car buyback program!!
Aaaah that's another lovely part of town...
KOMO you are so out of tune with progressive Seattle and most of Western SaWA, your headline "GUNMAN SOUGHT" should read "GUNPERSON SOUGHT". or don't you read the news out of Olympia ?? Catchup will ya or they will soon have to resurrect the PI.
We have a thug-control problem. Get rid of them, and you eliminate 90% of the gun violence in Seattle.
@StringerJoe, Careful, James Bible will whip out the race card faster than you can say 'ace of '.
@SargeMcC I agree there is a thug problem, however sadly, they are just taking their ideas from the early mobsters, who ironically are still around.It is not about James Bible (I'm not a fan of his). this is aobut a mentality.
 @SargeMcC What is even more pathetic is that these self appointed activists are protecting such a small number of habitual criminals responsible for most of the violence in Seattle.Â
 @Citizen#3457899654  @SargeMcC They're probably related.
Y is this only happening in the CD because it is Gangs Gangs you just don"t get it. I am sorry it is. It is not happening any place else in the city like this. NRA has nothing to do with your gang problem they did not put them up to this shooting fix the gang problem well you still can.
@Mike Dude, did you read the part where this took place on Beacon Hill? Need a geography lesson?
Well if small black cars were banned,that shooting would have never taken place.
Wow, guess this is another guy who "forgot" to turn in his guns at the buyback! Imagine that! Looks like gun violence is increasing after the buyback, just like last time!
Gangs stole guns from their rivals and sold them at the buy back. They thought it was a good idea to take guns out of the hands of their rivals. When they did they only forgot that the rivals had more guns in their cache. When they found out which rival gangs stole their guns in an attempt to eliminate the fire power they had, that forced retaliation. It's the mentality of them saying, you don't steal guns from the bloods and sell them back you cript. If you don't have money, you don't have guns, and it you don't have guns, you have no power! It's the same as freezing the bank accounts of out of control countries or terrorists. Find out who where the money is and seize it, you control the firearms\bombs being bought and sold.
Call me a wuss, but I never want to have a friend who asks me to drive them to someone's house so that they can shoot them. Just doesn't seem like a good idea. Wonder why the low-life couldn't drive himself.
 @Pollywannacracker He got his license suspended and was obeying the law?
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 @Pollywannacracker Well, it's like this. They can't keep their pants pulled up all by themselves, so driving, shooting, and trying to keep your pants up, all at the same time.... Well, it's just too complicated.Â
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 @Pollywannacracker how about gang-related and the shooter needed a witness?
I'm on the 5000 block of 30th Ave. S. We've had three helicopters flying overhead since shortly after 6 pm.
It was interesting talking to somebody who moved here from Chicago, who found it strange that these shootings like this make the local news. Chicago averages 1-2 homicides a day. You'd think those tough gun laws there would do some good.....
 @Wabbit It may be "strange" to the transplant but the reason it makes the local news is it's still a noteworthy even when it happens here. Chicago has been a lost cause for some time. Seattle will be soon since nothing is being done to address the thug problem.
 @StringerJoe  @Wabbit Joe, actually some things were being done, but when some banger gets kicked in a convenience store on security camera and a bunch of folks cry foul... it's a complicated matter. There's a delicate line of perception between aggressive policing and overbearing policing. You won't see agreement on police tactics in these forums that's for sure. A crime problem, an issue of perception, and a fickle public who can't figure out what it wants. Half the folks on here expect our cops to be Dirty Harry, and the other half want them to be Barney Fife. Yeah... there's a delightful segment that would prefer them to be somewhere in the middle, but those folks don't rant much on the internet.
 @Wabbit I'm not aware of Chicago's gun laws, nor am I necessarily in agreement with them, but it's probably fair to say that their objective isn't an immediate resolution to the problem there, but rather a long range one of drying up the supply that criminals are currently drawing from.Â
 @TruthinAdverts  @Wabbit Your right there problem was been going on sense the 20's and it is GANGS and it is a long range
 @Mike  @TruthinAdverts  @Wabbit I don't disagree with you at all Mike... there's no quick fix to cultural issues... it takes a lot of steps
Surprise, surprise, more gun victims! And the NRA believes these people were exercising their Constitutional rights to own guns, just like the crazy man in the bunker and the thousands and thousands of gun owners who kill innocent people. I guess being blind to the reality of gun violence is less important than their belief that owning guns is a right that trumps all other issues. Just crazy!
@Socialjusticeforall typical Seattle bleeding heart liberal,you would probably want to be on the jury for this guy,if they catch him,just to make sure he only gets probation.
 @scvette  @Socialjusticeforall He wouldn't even get probation. Just a HUG, and a "don't do that EVER, EVER again!! MmmmKay?"
 @Socialjusticeforall The NRA is NOT for allowing mentally deficient people to own guns and the NRA does NOT want guns in the hands of gangbangers or criminals. Yeah, I get it, You're a far left liberal passive who thinks that no guns in the entire world would be just hunkydory. You are a moron who can't see the reality of life. The NRA is not the problem. They want strict controls on guns, but are against government intrusion to law abiding citizens. You are far more extreme in your views than the NRA has ever been.
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 @Socialjusticeforall What is "Just crazy!" is the fact that you can not separate the gun from violence. If you remove the gun from the equation then you still have people dying from other weapons wielded by violent people. But, if you remove violence from the equation you remove violence period and people will not die from other means. You remove violence from the equation and people will not feel they need a gun to protect themselves in their homes. You remove violence from the equation and you would not need armed police in society. You remove violence from the equation and people can walk the streets of any town at any hour without fear of violence happening to them. Why don't you ask the residents of Australia or England or Canada if they can walk the streets of London or Sydney or Montreal at any hour they like? Why don't you even consider that the gun is not to blame but violent people are? You are too wrapped up in your liberal leaning beliefs that no sense will ever enter your mind. You will keep pushing for the wrong solutions all the while none of these solutions will make the average American safe in their homes. Â
 @Beam_Me_Up  @Socialjusticeforall All nice and well, but it's a whole lot easier to ban guns than it is to ban violent people. If you ban guns, those violent people will need to use knives and baseball bats. Which are a heckuva lot less lethal and powerful than guns. A knife is a one victim at a time at close range affair. A gun is scores of victims in seconds from far away. Which do you think is less lethal?
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@Mike: It's indeed not the gun that kills, it the deranged person pulling the trigger. Let's make sure that person does not have a gun in the first place. And if that means the sane people can't have one either, I really don't see the harm in that.
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Same reason RPGs are outlawed. The average citizen does not need one. (and spare me the crap about the tyrannical government. Folks who believe that are better off FAR away from civilized society)
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 @DrugFighter  @Beam_Me_Up  @Socialjusticeforall Thats all fine and good in fantasy land but what are little old ladies going to do with someone with a knife or baseball bat. With a gun they have a chance. Without, very little. What are you going to tell the families of those who are raped or killed that were unable to defend themselves? You treat it like guns are all bad but in fact they are used a lot to prevent killings and in some estimates at a far far greater rate than being used to kill. What are you suggesting we tell the families of those hurt or killed because they are defenseless?Â
 @DrugFighter  @Socialjusticeforall And you are the poster child for the liberal people in this country when you say "but it's a whole lot easier to ban guns than it is to ban violent people". Taking the easy way to do things is what has led us to our crappy society and all you want to do is sit in your "easy" chair and repeat the same mistakes.
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So, if you could push a button and make all the guns disappear would you feel safe walking the streets of south Seattle at 1 AM with violent people around? Would you let your kids walk the streets any hour any place with violent people around? Would you leave you house unlocked day and night if you lived in some of our higher crime areas with violent non gun toting criminals around?
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I don't expect an honest answer from someone who just wants to take the "easy" way of doing things.Â
 @Socialjusticeforall Instead of people running around screaming of a gun ban, lets do something that could save over 400,000 lives per year in the US alone.
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Ban tobacco. Â But that will never happen as the government makes too much money on taxes from it.
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We have actually already banned tobacco in public places. If people want to smoke, well they will hurt themselves and not others. Although you and I pay for the very high of medical care smokers required as they develop symptoms related to their habit.Â
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If gun owners would just simply kill themselves, I would go along with that, but instead innocent people die everyday. At least, we should require gun registrations and we should ban private sales of guns. I hope you know that person to person sales don't have to be reported and stolen guns don't have to be reported either and those stolen guns are used frequently to commit crimes.
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Gun ownership should come with responsibilities but people think of guns like toys and if they are lost, so what they just buy another one.
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ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!!!
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 @Socialjusticeforall  @wsmith_84 To you comment of people smoking only hurting themselves and not others, according to the CDC, 49,400 deaths per year are attributable to secondhand smoke exposure.
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 @Socialjusticeforall  @wsmith_84 That would sad for your team the last 4 major shootings the school,theater,Gaby,the fort sorry to say either they were or there parents were registered Democrats. Look it up
 @wsmith_84  @Socialjusticeforall Why instead? Why not ban tobacco at the same time? Tobacco kills and pollutes. Ban it, too.
 @Socialjusticeforall  @DrugFighter There are an estimated 50-100 Million gun owners in the US. That means that even if the "thousands and thousands" of gun owners are killing people then over 99.9% of gun owners are not killing people. But then when you look at demographics as to who is doing the killing it also shows some interesting facts that discredit your broad generalization of gun owners. But if you want to talk about people's freedoms don't forget those people have the freedom to defend themselves from being killed. Thats a pretty important freedom too.
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And by the end of tonight, a couple of dozen people will become victims of gun violence in the US. Some freedom we have!