Seattle Is ‘Getting a Grip’ on Nightlife Violence, Deputy City Attorney Says

Seattle is ‘getting a grip’ on nightlife violence, deputy city attorney says

Three young people were killed and six others injured during a shootout at a hookah lounge on Rainier Avenue South early on a Sunday morning in August 2023. Seattle police recovered five guns at the scene but more than two years later, there have been no arrests.Almost a year after that shooting, 22-year-old David Escatell was shot twice in the abdomen inside a warehouse in the Sodo neighborhood, where operators were believed to be illegally sel…

New, upgraded Seattle ordinances seem to help ‘get a grip’ on nightlife violence

While another early morning fatal shooting last week at a Seattle hookah lounge is proof yet again that an ordinance isn't a panacea for gun violence, new laws are starting...