Capital Hill shooting...
Oh by the gods save us all... I just found out that some of my friends are either missing or dead from a party last night from some asshole who I wish hadn't killed himself after so he could be hunted down and dealt with more properly... Gods... Here is the story from Komo. I am not writing anymore on it though. Too much on my mind and too worried. One of my really good friends is missing at this moment still from this... *sigh* Please pray... :( And I forgot to mention... two people that I know for sure are gone from this are Sushi and Deacon.... Don't know the others' names yet. I will update when I can and when I know more... And the party's name last night was "Better Off Undead" just so you know... this seemed to happen at an after party sort of thing, after the undead party got out.
Seven People Dead In Capitol Hill Shooting
March 25, 2006
By KOMO Staff & News Services
SEATTLE - A gunman opened fire Saturday morning in a rental home occupied by about 20 young partygoers, killing six and critically injuring at least one other before committing suicide when confronted by police outdoors.
William Lowe, 59, who lives across the street, said he heard six shots fired shortly after his alarm went off at 7 a.m. He looked through the peephole of his door to see people scattering from the home, some with faces painted and hair dyed - "part of their party culture," according to Seattle Police spokesman Rich Pruitt.
One man staggered out and sat down, Lowe said, and a large man dressed in black - about 6-foot-1 and maybe 225 pounds - came carrying a shotgun across his chest. When an officer standing in the street told him to put the weapon down, he put the barrel in his mouth and fired.
Officers found four people dead in various rooms and another on the porch. Three people were taken to Harborview Medical Center; one died, and another was in extremely critical condition. Officers transported about a dozen witnesses to a precinct to interview them.
The victims, men and women, were in their late teens and early 20s, police said. Officers said they were not yet aware of a possible motive.
"It's one of the largest crime scenes the city has ever had," said Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske.
He said an officer in the neighborhood heard the shots and arrived to find one person staggering out of the house with a gunshot wound. The officer confronted another man with a shotgun and told him several times to put the weapon down, but then the man turned it on himself and fired, Kerlikowske said.
The suspect also had a handgun, police said. They said they did not know if drugs or alcohol were a factor, but spokeswoman Deanna Nollette said several of the occupants had come from another party and continued partying until the time of the shooting. She said investigators did not immediately know whether any of the victims had been sleeping.
The gunman had been at the house earlier, left, and then returned, Nollette said.
Neighbor Cesar Clemente, 25, said he called 911 when he heard the shots. He looked outside to see people fleeing, and two people huddling in the bushes. He called for them. One, a man, made it to his front entryway, shot in the arm and the abdomen. The other collapsed in the bushes.
Clemente asked the man what happened. He said only, "I've been peppered." Medics quickly took him away, leaving behind a few shotgun pellets on the floor where he had been lying.
Officers were making progress identifying the shooter, Nollette said. Police had his black Dodge pickup towed from the scene.
Detectives were also investigating reports that the shooter may have left messages in spray paint. In the half-block between the home and where his truck was parked, the word "now" had been spray-painted in orange twice on the sidewalk and once on the steps of a house. Though neighbors said the marks were new overnight, they appeared faint and faded.
Lowe said people came and left the house at all hours, often with facial piercings and elaborate makeup.
"This was a destination point," he said.
Nancie Thorne told The Seattle Times that her 15-year-old daughter, Suzanne, was in the house when the man opened fire. She hadn't heard if the girl survived.
The girl's boyfriend, Jesse Mullens, called Thorne Saturday morning to say that they had gone to the house following an electronic dance party on Friday night - a "zombie rave," Thorne said. They were about to leave - Mullens was waiting outside - when the gunman barged in.
Mullens told Thorne he heard a lot of gunshots. He thought Suzanne was stuck somewhere in the house with the shooter between her and the door.
"It's the worst phone call a mom can get," Thorne said, crying. "She shouldn't have gone to the rave. I've never approved of those things. ... I just hope to God she's alive. And if she is, she's grounded for life."
Aaron Hoyle, 25, of Renton, said about five people in or near their 20s lived in the blue, two-story bungalow with white trim, and that some were promoters of warehouse parties. Hoyle hadn't been to the home in about three months, but heard about the shooting on the news and came to see if his friends were OK. By late morning, he still didn't know. He left.
The home, which according to King County property records is owned by a man named D. Gregg Doyle, is just a few blocks from Miller Community Center, where Little League baseball games were under way Saturday morning.
Seven People Dead In Capitol Hill Shooting
March 25, 2006
By KOMO Staff & News Services
SEATTLE - A gunman opened fire Saturday morning in a rental home occupied by about 20 young partygoers, killing six and critically injuring at least one other before committing suicide when confronted by police outdoors.
William Lowe, 59, who lives across the street, said he heard six shots fired shortly after his alarm went off at 7 a.m. He looked through the peephole of his door to see people scattering from the home, some with faces painted and hair dyed - "part of their party culture," according to Seattle Police spokesman Rich Pruitt.
One man staggered out and sat down, Lowe said, and a large man dressed in black - about 6-foot-1 and maybe 225 pounds - came carrying a shotgun across his chest. When an officer standing in the street told him to put the weapon down, he put the barrel in his mouth and fired.
Officers found four people dead in various rooms and another on the porch. Three people were taken to Harborview Medical Center; one died, and another was in extremely critical condition. Officers transported about a dozen witnesses to a precinct to interview them.
The victims, men and women, were in their late teens and early 20s, police said. Officers said they were not yet aware of a possible motive.
"It's one of the largest crime scenes the city has ever had," said Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske.
He said an officer in the neighborhood heard the shots and arrived to find one person staggering out of the house with a gunshot wound. The officer confronted another man with a shotgun and told him several times to put the weapon down, but then the man turned it on himself and fired, Kerlikowske said.
The suspect also had a handgun, police said. They said they did not know if drugs or alcohol were a factor, but spokeswoman Deanna Nollette said several of the occupants had come from another party and continued partying until the time of the shooting. She said investigators did not immediately know whether any of the victims had been sleeping.
The gunman had been at the house earlier, left, and then returned, Nollette said.
Neighbor Cesar Clemente, 25, said he called 911 when he heard the shots. He looked outside to see people fleeing, and two people huddling in the bushes. He called for them. One, a man, made it to his front entryway, shot in the arm and the abdomen. The other collapsed in the bushes.
Clemente asked the man what happened. He said only, "I've been peppered." Medics quickly took him away, leaving behind a few shotgun pellets on the floor where he had been lying.
Officers were making progress identifying the shooter, Nollette said. Police had his black Dodge pickup towed from the scene.
Detectives were also investigating reports that the shooter may have left messages in spray paint. In the half-block between the home and where his truck was parked, the word "now" had been spray-painted in orange twice on the sidewalk and once on the steps of a house. Though neighbors said the marks were new overnight, they appeared faint and faded.
Lowe said people came and left the house at all hours, often with facial piercings and elaborate makeup.
"This was a destination point," he said.
Nancie Thorne told The Seattle Times that her 15-year-old daughter, Suzanne, was in the house when the man opened fire. She hadn't heard if the girl survived.
The girl's boyfriend, Jesse Mullens, called Thorne Saturday morning to say that they had gone to the house following an electronic dance party on Friday night - a "zombie rave," Thorne said. They were about to leave - Mullens was waiting outside - when the gunman barged in.
Mullens told Thorne he heard a lot of gunshots. He thought Suzanne was stuck somewhere in the house with the shooter between her and the door.
"It's the worst phone call a mom can get," Thorne said, crying. "She shouldn't have gone to the rave. I've never approved of those things. ... I just hope to God she's alive. And if she is, she's grounded for life."
Aaron Hoyle, 25, of Renton, said about five people in or near their 20s lived in the blue, two-story bungalow with white trim, and that some were promoters of warehouse parties. Hoyle hadn't been to the home in about three months, but heard about the shooting on the news and came to see if his friends were OK. By late morning, he still didn't know. He left.
The home, which according to King County property records is owned by a man named D. Gregg Doyle, is just a few blocks from Miller Community Center, where Little League baseball games were under way Saturday morning.