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Shooting Near Moshier Field Thursday Sends 18-Year Old Man to Harborview

Shooting Near Moshier Field Thursday Sends 18-Year Old Man to Harborview

Photo courtesy Sgt. Cindi West of King County Sheriff’s Office. Click image to see larger version. UPDATE 4/4/13 6:23 p.m.: A shooting near Moshier Field in Burien Thursday afternoon (April 4) has... [Read more]

Burien Woman Accused in Seattle Parks Shooting Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ Monday

Burien Woman Accused in Seattle Parks Shooting Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ Monday

Carolyn Piksa, of Burien, was arraigned Monday morning (March 25) and pleaded ‘Not Guilty’ to a charge of Assault First Degree for allegedly shooting and wounding a co-worker March 8 at a Seattle... [Read more]

Crimestoppers Offering $1,000 Reward for Info on Shooting of 14-Year Old Girl

Crimestoppers Offering $1,000 Reward for Info on Shooting of 14-Year Old Girl

Crimestoppers of Puget Sound announced that it’s offering a cash reward up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and charge of the suspect(s) involved in the shooting of a 14-year-old Burien... [Read more]

UPDATE:  Boulevard Park Murder Was Not a ‘Running Gun Battle’

UPDATE: Boulevard Park Murder Was Not a ‘Running Gun Battle’

King County Sheriff’s detectives said a shooting this week in the Boulevard Park area that left two men dead was a murder-suicide and NOT a running gun battle, as was initially reported (read our original... [Read more]

UPDATE: St. Francis Shooting Victim Home; Was Hit by .22 Caliber Bullet

UPDATE: St. Francis Shooting Victim Home; Was Hit by .22 Caliber Bullet

According to a letter sent to parents at Burien’s St. Francis of Assisi School Wednesday afternoon (March 20), it has been confirmed that the 8th grade girl who was struck while walking home from... [Read more]

UPDATE: Early Morning Shooting in Boulevard Park Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Critical

UPDATE: Early Morning Shooting in Boulevard Park Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Critical

UPDATE WED. 3/20/13 4:19 p.m.: Sgt. Cindi West sent us the following update on the early morning homicide that happened in nearby Boulevard Park Wednesday morning: “At this time we have not been... [Read more]

8th Grade Student Shot While Walking Home from St. Francis School Monday

8th Grade Student Shot While Walking Home from St. Francis School Monday

An 8th grade female student of Burien’s St. Francis of Assisi School was shot while walking home from school in the 16600 block of 21st Ave SW (map below) Monday afternoon, March 18. The student,... [Read more]

UPDATE: Murder Suspect Boysen Spent Night After Killing in Tukwila Hotel

UPDATE: Murder Suspect Boysen Spent Night After Killing in Tukwila Hotel

King County Sheriff’s detectives announced Wednesday (March 13) that murder suspect Michael (Chadd) Boysen spent Saturday night in a Tukwila hotel room after killing his grandparents in the Fairwood... [Read more]

Charges Filed, Details Released in Burien Resident Carolyn Piksa’s Seattle Shooting

Charges Filed, Details Released in Burien Resident Carolyn Piksa’s Seattle Shooting

A charge of ‘Assault in the First Degree’ was filed Wednesday afternoon (March 13) against Burien resident Carolyn Piksa, accused of shooting and wounding a co-worker last Friday at a Seattle... [Read more]

FOLLOWUP: Burien Woman Suspected in Seattle Shooting Had Guns Stolen in 2012

FOLLOWUP: Burien Woman Suspected in Seattle Shooting Had Guns Stolen in 2012

Carolyn Piksa, the Burien woman suspected of shooting a City of Seattle employee last Friday (March 8; read our previous coverage here) had filed a residential burglary report with the Burien Police last... [Read more]

BREAKING: Burien Woman Arrested in Connection w/N. Seattle Shooting Friday

BREAKING: Burien Woman Arrested in Connection w/N. Seattle Shooting Friday

Our friends at KING5 are reporting that a Burien woman, Carolyn Piksa, 46, was arrested at her home today just before 5 p.m. in connection with the shooting of a man in the Green Lake area of Seattle Friday. KING5′s... [Read more]

Shooting in Normandy Park Thursday Afternoon Puts Church into Lockdown

Shooting in Normandy Park Thursday Afternoon Puts Church into Lockdown

Normandy Park Police say a shooting Thursday afternoon resulted in the closing of SW Normandy Park Road and a lockdown of John Knox Presbyterian Church. According to Police Chief Chris Gaddis, the shooting... [Read more]

Alleged Burien Cab Driver Shooter Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ Monday Afternoon

Alleged Burien Cab Driver Shooter Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ Monday Afternoon

The King County Prosecutor’s Office is reporting that Burien homicide suspect Jaspal Gill was arraigned Monday afternoon (Sept. 17), and pleaded ‘Not Guilty’ to charges of Murder Second... [Read more]

Man Shot and Killed at Motel 6 in SeaTac Friday Morning

Man Shot and Killed at Motel 6 in SeaTac Friday Morning

A man was shot and killed Friday morning (Sept. 7) at a Motel 6 in the 20600 block of Military Road in SeaTac (map below), according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses told police that... [Read more]

Shooter of Cab Driver in Burien Charged with ‘Murder in the Second Degree’

Shooter of Cab Driver in Burien Charged with ‘Murder in the Second Degree’

A charge of ‘Murder in the Second Degree’ was filed Friday (Aug. 31) against Jaspal Gill, who is accused in the shooting death of an unarmed man in Burien on Tuesday (Aug. 28). Gill argued... [Read more]

Bail Set at $3 Million for Burien Cab Driver Shooting Suspect

Bail Set at $3 Million for Burien Cab Driver Shooting Suspect

Bail was set at $3 million for the 47-year old man who is suspected in Tuesday’s shooting death of a cab driver in the 14000 block of 8th Ave South in Burien. As we previously reported, police say... [Read more]

Cab Driver Dead After Shooting in Burien Late Tuesday Afternoon

Cab Driver Dead After Shooting in Burien Late Tuesday Afternoon

A male cab driver is dead after a shooting in Burien late Tuesday afternoon, the King County Sheriff’s Office reported. The incident happened in the 14000 block of 8th Avenue South (map below). Police... [Read more]

UPDATE: Man Shot at Moshier Park in Burien Early Monday Morning

UPDATE: Man Shot at Moshier Park in Burien Early Monday Morning

UPDATE 2:30 p.m. Monday Aug. 20: The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that at approximately 4:21 a.m. Monday morning (Aug. 20), Burien Police responded to a shooting in the area of South... [Read more]

Man Shot in Neck after Fight in Parking Lot in Burien Tuesday Night

Man Shot in Neck after Fight in Parking Lot in Burien Tuesday Night

The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a 26-year old Kent man was shot in the neck after an altercation with another man in a convenience store parking lot in Burien Tuesday night. The... [Read more]

King County Sheriff’s Officer Shoots Suspect in SeaTac Thursday Morning

King County Sheriff’s Officer Shoots Suspect in SeaTac Thursday Morning

The King County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a Deputy shot at a robbery suspect driving a car towards him Thursday morning near a mosque located at the corner of South 150th Street and 30th... [Read more]

UPDATE: Shootout between two injures Bail Bondsman, Man in Burien

UPDATE: Shootout between two injures Bail Bondsman, Man in Burien

A shootout in Burien early Wednesday morning resulted in the wounding of a bail bondsman and another man, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Cindi West of the KCSO said the bondsman was apparently staking out a house…

FOLLOWUP: Chris Saunders had Gun Pointed at his Head in Burien Robbery

FOLLOWUP: Chris Saunders had Gun Pointed at his Head in Burien Robbery

As they were driving north on First Avenue South Tuesday night, Chris Saunders’ fiancé knew something was wrong when she saw three suspicious men wearing all black, holding duffel bags and running towards the rear of the Pawn X-Change…

UPDATE: Man Killed In White Center Result Of A Dispute, Not Robbery

UPDATE: Man Killed In White Center Result Of A Dispute, Not Robbery

UPDATE 12/28/11 1 p.m.: Wednesday morning’s homicide that occurred at White Center’s Seattle Bakery Roll was not the result of an attempted robbery attempt as police reported earlier, but rather... [Read more]

UPDATE: 14-Month Old Hit By Glass From Drive-By Shooting In Burien Sun.

UPDATE: 14-Month Old Hit By Glass From Drive-By Shooting In Burien Sun.

UPDATE 5 p.m. 12/4/11: The Seattle P-I is reporting that a 14-month-old boy was sprayed by glass from a window broken during a drive-by shooting Sunday afternoon at a Burien home. The boy was not hurt... [Read more]