Capitol Hill Seattle

A third victim and city council rep public safety plan as 18-year-old victim in deadly Broadway and Pike shooting identified

The 18-year-old shot in the chest and killed in this week’s deadly shooting at Broadway and Pike has been identified and a third victim hit in Thursday night’s chaos of gunfire has ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Homicide: Victim shot in chest at Pike and Broadway— UPDATE: Second victim reported

One person was reported shot in the chest and police were searching for a white Dodge Charger after a shooting Thursday night outside the QFC at the troubled corner of Pike and Broadway. Police ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Seattle Public Schools rejects plan supported by mayor and police chief that would have stationed cop at Garfield High School

The Seattle School Board has rejected a plan supported by Mayor Bruce Harrell and his police chief to return a uniformed Seattle Police Department officer to the Garfield High School campus citing ...
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The mayor of Capitol Hill: Why you should vote for Bruce Harrell*

In 2021, when he won his race for the Seattle mayor’s office, CHS focused on Bruce Harrell’s Central District story as the political veteran rose from Garfield High School to City ...
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SIFF exiting Capitol Hill’s Egyptian Theatre

A plot twist in local cinema Seattle moviegoers had seen coming has been made official. SIFF announced it will not be reopening its run in Capitol Hill’s Egyptian Theatre. “For ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

E Pine Black Lives Matter mural vandalized

A year after the neighborhood’s rainbow crosswalks were sloppily vandalized, paint and markings have marred the Black Lives Matter street mural stretching across E Pine south of Cal Anderson ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Questions over OPA track record of SPD’s new East Precinct commander — UPDATE: Removed

Chief Shon Barnes has named an officer with a questionable record on Capitol HIll to lead the East Precinct. The Seattle Police Department announced the promotions of Michael Tietjen to East ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

Victim with service dog targeted in 11th and Fir street robbery

Police are investigating an overnight gunpoint street robbery that targeted a victim walking with her service dog near 11th and Fir early Tuesday. The Seattle Police Department reports the victim ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

911 | Probably not the only arrest for smoking fentanyl outside a Capitol Hill QFC this month

See something others should know about? Email CHS or call/txt (206) 399-5959. You can view recent CHS 911 coverage here. Hear sirens and wondering what’s going on? Check out reports ...
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Seattle mayor’s executive order seeks to maintain ‘control over law enforcement resources’ should troops be deployed to the city

Seattle’s mayor is set to sign an executive order Wednesday intended to protect the city against the Trump administration’s threats to deploy troops here. Mayor Bruce Harrell says ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

43rd Rep. Scott holding ‘Tax the Rich’ town hall on First Hill

Rep. Shaun Scott is holding a town hall on First Hill this weekend as his office prepares for the legislative session ahead. The 43rd District representative says the “Tax The ...
Capitol Hill Seattle

SPD responds to Capitol Hill demonstration at ‘local tech company CEO’s residence’

Recent Seattle protests against the war in Gaza have included noisy demonstrations away from typical gathering spaces like Cal Anderson Park. Last Thursday night, police say they responded to a ...