Global Courant 2023-04-30 14:39:40
A shooting in Seattle, Washington, Saturday evening left two people dead and another in critical condition, police said.
The incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. local time at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.
One person died at the scene and another was transported to Harborview Medical Center before being pronounced dead. A third person was also taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said at a news conference, according to The Seattle Times.
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A shooting in Seattle, Washington, Saturday evening left two people dead and another in critical condition. (iStock)
Police are looking for a person who may have been “associated” with the shooting, Diaz said. Police are looking for video footage from the area.
“We have a lot of people here trying to enjoy their evening and then this happens,” Diaz said. “People are too quick to pick up a gun.”
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The shooting took place in Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. (Seattle Police/Facebook)
Two days before the gunman opened fire Saturday night, a separate shooting occurred at a gas station in Seattle’s Licton Springs neighborhood. Three people were injured in the shooting at around 1 a.m. Friday.
The shootings come after Washington Governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, signed a gun control package Tuesday to reduce gun violence in the state. One bill immediately bans the manufacture, purchase or importation of so-called “assault weapons”.
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“No one needs an AR-15 to protect your family,” Inslee said at a news conference after signing the bills. “You only need it to kill other families.”
Washington became the 10th state to enact an “assault weapons” ban.
