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WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen red Soul

November 8, 2024 8:01 pm
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The photo and stolen-car report are from Anna:

The vehicle is a bright red 2016 Kia Soul. WA license plate #AXD9342. There are some white scrape marks along the lefthand/driver’s side. There are five bumper stickers on the back: two blue/yellow ones for Gary Johnson, one purple that reads “Proud Musical Theatre Nerd,” one white that says “Well-behaved women seldom make history,” and one green that says “Delgado.”

The car was stolen sometime between 9:30 pm on Wednesday 11/6 and 11:30 am Thursday 11/7 from the garage of my residential building located on California Ave SW and SW Mills Street (a few blocks from the Thriftway). … I can be contacted at 425-208-5127 or artatelman@gmail.com. Appreciate any tips!

The neighboring building’s garage had a break-in and Anna says they’re wondering if there’s a link. Police report # for her theft is 24-316493.

CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Wrong-way, high-speed, drunk driver sentenced for West Seattle Bridge crash that killed two 18-year-olds

(SDOT camera image from shortly after crash)

By Tracy Record
West Seattle Blog editor

That was the scene on the West Seattle Bridge on the early morning of March 22, 2023, when Delfino Lopez-Morales, now 37, killed two 18-year-olds – Riley Danard and Khalea Thoeuk. Prosecutors say Lopez-Morales was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes, under the influence of alcohol and THC, speeding up to 100 mph, when his pickup smashed into their car.

After pleading guilty in August to two felony counts of vehicular homicide and one misdemeanor count of reckless driving, today Lopez-Morales – now 37 – was sentenced by King County Superior Court Judge Angela Kaake, before a full courtroom downtown. We watched the hearing via Zoom.

Senior deputy prosecutor Adam Eucker began by saying the prosecution was recommending 148 months (just over 12 years) – the high end of the sentencing range for the felonies, plus a year for the misdemeanor, calling the crash deaths “incredibly tragic. … This was an incredibly violent collision, and two young lives were lost …” They called witnesses from the victims’ families. One of Riley’s relatives, Dave Johnson, spoke of the “lost potential” and how this will affect both families “for the rest of their lives.”

(Photo via GoFundMe)

Riley’s grandmother spoke next, reading a statement from Riley’s mom, her daughter: “They were both young bright souls with their lives ahead of them …” She spoke of Riley’s photography and music skills, sense of humor, and work ethic. “He was always going out of his way to help others.” She talked about picking him up at places and saying “someday I won’t be picking you up, because you’ll be driving me … That day never came.” She also spoke about Khalea, Riley’s best friend, who’d known him since grade school, as “a ray of light.” The “pain of losing a child is unimaginable,” the mom’s statement continued, saying that she believes this should be treated as “first-degree murder. … As a grieving parent, all I ask for is justice for my son and his best friend.” She said – perhaps explaining her absence – that she was unable to stand the thought of being in the same courtroom as Riley and Khalea’s killer.

Riley’s older sister wept on the stand that she sees her brother in her dreams every night and then remembers he’s gone; she works in West Seattle and for so long could not cross the bridge without breaking down. “Because of the deadly actions of a random drunk driver, Riley and Khalea will never get to do anything again. … They were killed for nothing and we are left here trying to pick up the pieces.” His other sister said she is heartbroken that she’ll never see his face or hear his laugh again. She spoke of the final moments she shared with her brother on his birthday hours before he was killed. “The last words we said to each other were ‘I love you’.” She pleaded for a long sentence.

Then Khalea’s family and friends spoke, first an aunt, who spoke on behalf of her mom: “My soul’s been shattered into a million pieces … The moment I was told over the phone that (Khalea was dead … everything) went dark, cold, and empty. … She had plans for her future that were cruelly extinguished in an instant. (She did) not get to graduate high school or start college. … The ripple effects of this tragedy” have affected far more than the family, she said, saying it’s vital that people understand the ramification of decisions to use alcohol or drugs and get behind the family.”

(Photo via GoFundMe)

A friend of both victims asked, “Why were their lives cut short?” while others are still there. She spoke of seeing Khalea everywhere she goes, everything she does. She spoke of going to Riley’s grave, “watching the wind rustle your windchime.” His belongings remain untouched in his room. She spoke of petty complaints about life, “the most trivial details …. only to realize that some of these things I complain about, they never had a chance to experience.” She mentioned that although the charges were dismissed, Lopez-Morales had been caught driving under the influence before, and “it’s clear he has no remorse.”

Another friend sent a letter that was read, speaking of how Khalea stayed with friends’ families because her family had moved to Whidbey Island but she wanted to finish out the year at her high school. She said it could have been her in the car too, “any other day it would have been.” She spoke of the pain of telling others what had happened, and the pain of never getting to share milestones in life with them. “They will never get to move past 18. … All it took was one split-second to change the trajectory of their life and everyone around them.”

The next friend of both victims said both were passionate, smart, and driven, with a future. She still wears Riley’s shirt to bed, and talks to both of them. She said she has been diagnosed with a trauma-processing disorder since their deaths and has had “countless functional seizures” that have affected her studies, and her entire life. The weight of the grief and the weight of her disability both weigh unimaginably heavily on her. “I don’t know if this outcome will bring justice …” she said, acknowledging that what Lopez-Morales did weighs heavily on his family too. She implored the judge to “consider the circumstances” in which the crash happened. “It shouldn’t be a privilege to have known them, but a privilege to watch them grow.”

Another family friend: “The pain resonates through our entire community, not only Snohomish, but also West Seattle. … A little over two weeks ago, Khalea should have been celebrating her 20th birthday. … Riley never got to spend a single day as an adult.” She shared photos taken when she and another family member went to the tow yard to identify the vehicle. “Nothing could have prepared me for the devastating reality of that wreckage … knowing that people we loved died that way.” She read statements from other community members who could not attend. That included one who saw what they believe was Lopez-Morales driving recklessly before the crash, calling 911 and being told others had called. They followed him for about seven minutes in hope of getting him off the road but he was going too fast and lost him. 911 told her that police were out looking for them. Then the next morning she read about the crash and her heart sank. “It breaks my heart to know they were coming to enjoy the beautiful beachfront that West Seattle has to offer … These were not merely statistics. They were Khalea and Riley.”

Yet another friend said “it goes against everything sacred,” to outlive a child. She read an aunt’s statement: “In an instant our world was turned upside down. … Each moment serves as a reminder of their absence. … We plead for awareness, for the ability to change.” She asked that the judge remember the victims had no choice, while the offender did. “We are here to influence change and to ask you to impose the heaviest sentence the law allows.”

Another aunt of Khalea’s said the “depth of our agony is unimaginable .. we are haunted by an emptiness” and a loss that they feel acutely daily. “This isn’t just grief, it’s a permanent wound for us all.” She lamented the “preventable cruelty of it all” and thanked the judge for listening to the “raw pain.”

She was the last prosecution speaker, and a slideshow set to music was then played. (This wasn’t shown on the video feed, so we can’t describe it.) Then, the courtroom went on break. The judge read more letters during the break, and turned it over to the defense after gaveling court back to order.

Lopez-Morales’s lawyer said he agreed that DUI is a scourge and hopes that at least one person will think twice about this sort of “horrible decision” after seeing and hearing about the devastation it caused in his case. He said his client does have remorse, guilt, and regret. Would it have been justice for him to die in the crash too? That would have been easier than dealing with the ramifications of the crash for the rest of his life. He contended that a harsher sentence would not be more validating of the victims’ lives – “you can’t quantify a human life … Sentencing is not about putting a value on a human life.” He asked for 102 months and noted that will be all the more impactful because Lopez-Morales has health issues (he’s in a wheelchair) including cerebral palsy. He has no criminal-conviction history, it was noted. He contended that his client “is not the worst of the worst.” He also said Lopez-Morales’s injuries left him with no memories of what happened.

He read a statement from the defendant’s nephew, saying he “always showed up to help me” throughout his life and that he talks almost daily with Lopez-Morales by phone about “bettering themselves.” That nephew then rose to speak, saying his uncle “is human” and he wanted the families of the victims to know that. “I’m so sorry for all the loss that Delfino caused.”

A niece-in-law spoke next, saying she “had a different respect for him” as he lived his life as a disabled man (the nephew had said the defendant was born with cerebral palsy). She said she hoped the sentencing would go “for the fairness of everyone here.”

His sister then spoke, talking about their mother’s death at 44 and the two siblings getting “smuggled into this country” afterward, with her responsible for caring for him until she became a teenage mother. “There’s nothing I can say or do to repair all the damage” of what he did that night, she said. “My brother is not a bad person … he made a terrible, terrible choice.”

Next was Lopez-Morales’s opportunity to speak. He said he wanted to apologize – “I’m very very sorry for my intoxication and really sorry … for what I did in that situation. I’m very sorry to the families … Khalea’s and Riley’s families .. if I could, I would have chosen my life to perish instead of their life. … That wasn’t my intention of hurting anybody… I would like to say sorry again though ‘sorry’ won’t bring them back.’ He spoke haltingly and through sobs and repeated regret for what he called “my nonsense of being intoxicated … my stupidness.”

The judge then spoke. “These types of cases are difficult for everyone involved.” She spoke about the two young victims, “taken (away) far too soon” and about the effects on the families. She also acknowledged the “mitigating factors” raised by the defense. “This is not an intentional crime – it is a reckless crime.” But he chose to drink and take drugs and get into a vehicle, driving “for miles” and hitting other cars, with other cars “honking at you, flashing their lights,” and yet he did not stop. “By the time you encountered Riley and Khalea, they could not get out of the way.” While “bad decisions do not make a bad person,” he made a “devastatingly poor choice.”

She then gave the sentence the prosecution had requested – 148 months (12 years and 4 months), plus 18 months of community custody (probation). He’s already served some of that time, having been in jail for almost a year and a half.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: ‘Targeted’ gunfire; pellet attack; prowler

Three West Seattle Crime Watch reports today:

GUNFIRE INVESTIGATION: Seattle Police have released a summary confirming gunfire in Highland Park early Thursday:

At 0128 hours, SW Patrol responded to caller reporting that her house had been shot in the 8100 block of 13 Ave SW. Officers located bullet damage to two homes and one vehicle. It was clear that one of the homes was intentionally targeted. A search of the area found that no victims were struck by gunfire. Nearby homes had surveillance that showed a shadowy unknown suspect approach on foot and fire from the street. SW Patrol photographed and processed the scene, recovering thirty-three 9mm [casings].

Two reader reports:

PELLET ATTACK: G sent us this note reporting an incident a week ago:

I wanted to share what happened near our house on SW Thistle and 26th across from Sealth HS.

My husband was walking with our two dogs at 10 am on Friday Nov 1st.

He witnessed a male, student-aged, shoot another young male with a pellet/air soft type gun. He didn’t say anything to either males. He walked past one of the teens waiting at the bus stop and had passed him about 10 feet when he was struck in the back of the head and neck with the pellets. My husband turned around to address the teen and his gun was still up pointing at my husband. My husband asked him, ‘Really, come on’ and disarmed the teen and threw the gun over the fence. School security heard the commotion and responded and the school principal also came out. My husband dialed 911 to report.

The security took the teen into school. The police responded quickly to our house and took his information. The officer asked what he wanted the police to do – arrest, talk to, etc. My husband said he wanted his parents to know about this incident but not to arrest him if not warranted. Later we felt he should be arrested after processing the incident. Aside from that, our son is a juvenile detention officer and told us he needed to be arrested.

That hasn’t happened, G says. Meantime, “my husband has talked to another person in the neighborhood that was walking near SWAC and Sealth and was also hit by pellet/airsoft balls. I think it would be useful to the community for this to be shared. As this teen is practicing to use the real firearm – he was so bold as to shoot a person in the back.”

PROWLER: Via text, a quick heads-up: “Had a random person testing my front door on 44th Ave SW and Charlestown,”

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Another 7-11 robbery (updated)

8:39 AM: Checking the early-morning incident logs, we discovered the West Seattle Junction 7-11 (California/Erskine) had been robbed. It happened just before 4:30 am. According to archived audio, the responding officers told dispatch that there were four robbers, male, in their late teens or early 20s, three Black, one white, one wearing a blue sweatshirt with white lettering and black pants, one in gray sweatshirt and gray pants, one in a black Nike sweatshirt, and one in a gray sweater and black hoodie. The one in the blue sweatshirt had a black and silver semi-automatic handgun. They were last seen leaving the store on foot, westbound. If you have any information, the SPD incident # is 24-315604.

ADDED THURSDAY NIGHT: Police add a few more details: “One stayed outside and the other three entered. One produced a handgun and pointed it at the clerk. The other two took money and tobacco products from the register area.” Also, officers obtained both video of the robbers and prints.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Another robbery

This time police are searching for a robber on Delridge Way, using a K-9 team. This holdup is reported to have happened in the 7100 block of Delridge – which would be the gas station on the northeast corner of Delridge/Orchard – at 11:11 pm. The robber is described as a white man, 20 to 30, 5’6″, blue face mask, white puffer jacket, and dark jeans. Call 911 if you have any info.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Admiral Way 7-11 robbery (updated)

8:03 PM: Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Admiral Way 7-11 less than half an hour ago. They say three teenage Black male robbers in black ski masks and dark clothing, with at least one gun, took the cash drawer. They left in what’s believed to have been a blue Hyundai Elantra.

ADDED TUESDAY: SPD has finally released the summary:

At 1940 hours, three suspects drove up to a convenience store located in the 4300 block of SW Admiral Wy. Three suspects entered the store, and one held the door open. The two suspects went to the back of the counter and showed the victim a gun. One of the suspects took the cash register, and they exited. The suspects left in a newer model blue vehicle.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Lampshade-wearing package thief; repeat car prowls

From both ends of West Seattle, reader reports in Crime Watch:

THE PACKAGE THIEF WORE A LAMPSHADE: From Lisa:

I just arrived home to see that the Dyson headphones I ordered on Amazon were delivered and left on my front porch where the person in this video promptly stole it (three minutes after the delivery) I live on 14th & Trenton. I’ll be reaching out to Amazon to find out why they would leave something that expensive and will be filing a police report.

NORTH ADMIRAL CAR PROWL #1: Dave reports this happened early Tuesday: “Around midnight, a few cars on my block (SW Grayson between 50th and 51st) were rifled through. SPD responded pretty quickly and said that nearby blocks might have been targeted too. Thanks to two of my neighbors who heard noises, chased the people off, and called 911. SPD incident number is 2024-306519.”

MORE NORTH ADMIRAL CAR PROWLS: Then at least two more happened on Tuesday night. This is from Troy:


Over the past three weeks our neighborhood (Palm Ave SW) has been targeted by car prowlers and prowlers on foot. All of these thefts are extremely brazen and increasingly early and early in the evening (10:00 pm). We are trying to put together a neighborhood meeting to discuss hiring private security and or civilian watches throughout the evening hours.

CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Murder charges filed in Shree’s Truck Shop shooting

(WSB photo, October 13)

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed a charge of second-degree murder against 26-year-old Donte E. Duran, the man arrested in the shooting death of 53-year-old Oton Garcia Ruiz at Shree’s Truck Stop in southeast West Seattle on October 13. The charging documents confirm that Garcia Ruiz and Duran didn’t know each other, and that Duran allegedly fired a gun toward the gas station aiming for people with whom he had been in a fight moments earlier – Garcia Ruiz just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Security video from a nearby business captured “seven clear gunshots”; Garcia Ruiz was killed by one that struck him as he sat in his car. After police released security images of what they described as a man “involved” in the deadly shooting, people who said they recognized Duran from his job in the warehouse at Food Lifeline in South Park. He then turned himself in. Prosecutors say he does not have a significant criminal history; he remains held on $2 million bail, awaiting arraignment on November 13.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Sunrise Heights search, with helicopter

9:28 AM: Police are searching in Sunrise Heights/Westwood for two people, at least one of whom bailed out of a vehicle that had two punctured tires. The Guardian One helicopter is joining the search. Police apparently know who they’re looking for because they say both have warrants. The person they know is on foot is described as a white man, tall, thin, dark clothing, in the company of a small dog. The vehicle they’re looking for is a 1988 black Chevrolet pickup. Call 911 if you’ve seen either the suspect or pickup.

9:47 AM: Guardian One hasn’t seen evidence of the truck or suspect(s), so it’s departing the area.

9:53 AM: Police just found the truck in the 7500 block of 24th SW, no one inside.

CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Camp Second Chance gunfire suspect charged

(Seattle Police photo)

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has filed three felony charges against the man arrested last Thursday for firing a gun at Camp Second Chance, the tiny-home encampment in southeast West Seattle. 73-year-old Steven N. Phillips is charged with second-degree assault, unlawful gun possession, and unlawful firearm discharge. The charging documents say he was not allowed to possess a gun because of convictions including attempted residential burglary in 2009. He has older charges in three other states going back to 1975. The charges recap what was previously alleged – that Phillips started firing from his unit around 12:30 pm, about six shots. That’s according to the staff member who went to check on him; he allegedly then fired two rounds toward her, though neither she nor anyone else was injured. A friend of the suspect who lives at CSC told staffers that Phillips is a veteran with PTSD; she said he would not harm anybody and was “only going through an episode of his paranoia.” The SWAT team responded and, police say, Phillips fired another two rounds after their arrival. They talked him into surrendering and got a search warrant for his tiny house, where they found a 9mm gun, shell casings, a magazine with eight bullets, and two boxes of ammunition. Phillips’ bail is set at $400,000.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Mail theft; park attack

Two items in West Seattle Crime Watch:

GRINNING MAIL THIEVES: Reader report via email:

(They) broke mailboxes today at 12:49 AM, 35th & Webster; we just had mail stolen two weeks ago, different vandal.

No report # yet.

PARK ATTACK: SPD reports an arrest in an attack in Lincoln Park early Sunday. A suspect was booked for investigation of robbery. The victim said she was walking in the park at about 12:29 am Sunday when someone “walked up and struck her in the head,” then grabbed her blanket, pillow, and mat, and fled. Police found both the suspect and the victim’s stolen items. The suspect was booked into jail.

CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: West Seattle gas-station murder suspect turns himself in

10:18 AM: Last week, police circulated those images of a man they say was “involved” in the shooting death of 53-year-old Oton Garcia Ruiz at the Shree’s Truck Stop gas station in southeast West Seattle two weeks ago. Today, they say the 26-year-old suspect is in custody after turning himself in at SPD headquarters downtown. Police allege the deadly shooting was random – that the shots were fired in the gas station “with disregard” for whomever might have been in the bullets’ path. We’re working to find information about the suspect’s background and status.

1:42 PM: The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says bail was set for the suspect over the weekend, $2 million. Probable-cause documents say the suspect is a warehouse worker in Boulevard Park and co-workers who recognized the images circulated by police called in tips. He is reported to have called in sick from work in the days after the shooting, which police say was preceded by a fight with some other people the suspect had been talking to at the gas station, unrelated to the victim. The shots are reported to have been fired from a car after it left the station, and captured on a truck’s dashcam. The KCPAO says the suspect has no previous felony record in King County. He is not reported to have given any explanation when he turned himself in but he did have injuries, possibly from the fight that preceded the shooting, Deadline to rush-file charges is this Wednesday.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Another stolen Tahoe

This time, the report is from Emily:

Our dark blue 2006 Chevy Tahoe was Stolen last night 10/26/2024 in West Seattle. Directly southeast of Westwood Village up the hill.

It has yellow painted tow hooks, a matte black Chevy emblem, some small/medium sized stickers on the rear sides. (Two pirate stickers, goonies, Forrest Gump sticker, and on the other side two stickers that depict the words and symbols for the Rocinante from the Expanse series.) The rear license plate is from Cars land, Disneyland in California featuring colorful neon designs.

(Keep in mind that license plate covers CAN be replaced and stickers can be scraped off so if anything looks suspicious and has signs of being vandalized in attempts to hide its unique features don’t second-guess yourself. Still take photos and reach out to me ASAP!)

Our neighborhood has been having LOTS of issues with crime and grand theft auto. This truck is important to the family as my parents need it for their business, which is our main source of income. Please help us get our Tahoe back!!!!

Plate CGK2844. If you have any information for me contact me via text 206-321-0572 or email lovelyanddapperdesserts@gmail.com

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen Silverado

October 26, 2024 1:03 pm
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Sent by Angelita:

Reporting a stolen pickup truck – 2000 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab, license plate B12875D – dark gray. Was stolen sometime last night 10/25 from 38th Ave and Morgan.

Call 911 if you find it. (added) SPD report # is 24-303918.

CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Camp Second Chance gunfire suspect remains jailed

(Seattle Police photo)

The 73-year-old man arrested on Thursday after gunfire at Camp Second Chance, the tiny-house village on Myers Way, remains in jail tonight. Seattle Police have released more information on the incident. They describe the suspect as a convicted felon, which is why he faces a potential charge of unlawful firearm possession. The initial report that brought them to the scene was a report that he was shooting from his unit toward “the common areas,” and then when an employee checked on him, he “shot another two rounds through the door.” Neither the employee nor anyone else was hurt, but police say the suspect fired more rounds even after their arrival. Hostage Negotiation Team officers arrived and convinced him to surrender after almost two hours. Police say they found the gun and “ballistic evidence” after getting a search warrant. Next step is to see whether charges are rush-filed by early next week. His name is fairly common, so it’s hard to tell from court records what he had a prior conviction for; the newest case against someone with that name was in 2000.

READER REPORTS: Runaway trailer; abandoned-likely-stolen car

Two reader reports:

RUNAWAY TRAILER: Mike is hoping you know whose trailer hit his car:

At 9:50 a.m. a truck with construction utility trailer driving southbound on 38th Ave SW between Juneau and Raymond hit a speed bump and the trailer disconnected from the truck which then crashed into a vehicle parked on the street. The damage is considerable. The contents of the trailer consisted of drywall and mint green painted wood which is clearly from a remodel project in the area. Are you or a neighbor doing construction? A policy report has been filed and the trailer impounded. There are no plates on the trailer and there is an investigation to locate the contractor.

Police report # is 24-302885.

ABANDONED-LIKELY-STOLEN CAR: Coleman spotted this Honda Accord:

Looks like someone dumped a car around the corner from my house on Holden and 32nd.

Plate is CKU9733, and there’s internal damage further suggesting it was stolen.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Gunfire investigation (Friday update)

October 24, 2024 11:17 pm
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11:17 PM: Police have found at least one casing in the 3100 block of SW Elmgrove, where they’d gone after reports of a man who said he’d been shot or shot at. They haven’t found that man, who may be on foot somewhere in the area – white or Hispanic, 50s, “scruffy gray stubble,” black jacket over gray hoodie. No description of the shooter(s) but officers are reviewing at least one residence’s security video.

ADDED FRIDAY AFTERNOON: Here’s the SPD summary:

At 2300 hours, SW Patrol responded to a report of a male who had knocked on a door claiming to be shot in the 3100 block of SW Elmgrove St. This possible victim fled the scene westbound on foot on SW Elmgrove St prior to police arrival. The scene was located in the 3100 block of SW Elmgrove St where one 9mm FCC was recovered. An extensive area check was conducted on foot and in vehicles, but no victim was located at the time of this SIR. There was no other evidence, property damage or additional victims located at this time. No possible suspect information was available.

UPDATE: Gunfire investigation at Camp Second Chance; suspect in custody

12:52 PM: Police are converging on West Seattle’s only tiny-home village, Camp Second Chance (9701 Myers Way S.), after a report of gunfire from a unit on the south side of the complex. No word of injuries so far. Police are advising people at the camp to evacuate. People in the area might see the Guardian One helicopter joining the search for the suspected shooter, whose identity police apparently know. Myers Way is closed in the vicinity.

1:02 PM: The suspected shooter is likely still in his unit, police are saying.

1:43 PM: This is basically a standoff now, No resolution yet.

2:07 PM: Guardian One left because police are confident the situation is contained to the camp – they are not searching beyond it.

2:14 PM: The suspect is reported to be talking with officers about surrendering.

2:25 PM: The suspect is in custody, per SPD.

2:43 PM: Myers Way has not reopened yet, so use alternative routes a while longer.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Stolen trailer (update: found by reader); robbery arrests

Two items in West Seattle Crime Watch:

STOLEN TRAILER: Be on the lookout for Jennifer‘s utility trailer. stolen this morning in Highland Park:

This morning our utility trailer was stolen from in front of our house. It’s a Karavan trailer, license plate AJ7365. We have video of the vehicle that stole it, but no plate number for that vehicle. Black Dodge SUV with stuff strapped to the top of it with yellow straps. Police report: 24-301790.

UPDATE: As noted in comments, a WSB reader found it, and Jennifer had it back.

ROBBERY ARRESTS: A commenter asked about arrests in Seaview on Tuesday. We had trouble matching an incident to that scene – but now an SPD summary reveals that’s because the arrests happened some distance from the crime, which was at the High Point Walgreens store:

At 1345 hours, Officers responded to a Strong-Arm Robbery Call in the area of 35 Av Sw/ SW Morgan St. The victim advised that he observed two suspects shoplifting at the store. The victim confronted the suspects regarding the stolen items, and the suspects punched the victim multiple times with a closed fist. Officers located the suspects at 42 Av SW/ SW Graham St and were detained. A short time later, the victim positively identified the suspects from a field show-up. The suspects were then arrested for Robbery. The suspects advised that they had ingested drugs, so SFD arrived on the scene to provide medical attention. The victim declined medical attention.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Man shot in High Point (Thursday update)

7:26 PM: SFD and SPD are on the way to the 6400 block of High Point Drive for a reported person with a gunshot wound in the back/lower abdomen. Police believe they’re looking for two shooters – so far described only as “two Black males with handguns, one in a gray sweater.”

7:34 PM: They’re believed to have “left the scene in a vehicle,” police have told dispatch. The victim is being taken to Harborview Medical Center.

10:32 PM: SFD spokesperson David Cuerpo says the shooting victim is a 35-year-old man who was in serious condition when transported.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: SPD has released this summary:

At 1920 hours, officers responded to the 6400 block of High Point Dr SW to reports of shots fired. Officers responded and located an adult male suffering from a single GSW. Officers rendered aid until SFD arrived and transported the victim to HMC in serious condition. During their investigation, officers learned two unknown males opened fire on the victim as he stood on his porch and fled on foot, possibly entering an unknown vehicle. No suspects were located.

WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: North Admiral car break-in

The photo and report were sent by Rick:

My wife’s Subaru Forester had window smashed last night, uncertain on time. Vehicle was parked off alley in carport between 45th & 46th by College in North Admiral.

Nothing taken; no report number yet.

UPDATE: Shooting investigation in 9400 block 27th SW (updated Thursday)

5:07 AM: Police are searching for a suspect after one person was shot and wounded (updated) in the 9400 block of 27th SW, across from Roxbury Safeway. No other details yet.

5:36 AM: According to archived dispatch audio, this was reported to have happened at an apartment around quarter past 4. The victim was described as a man in his 30s with a gunshot wound to his chest (that’s from medics, though an early report was that he was shot in the back); the shooter was described only as a Black man in his mid-30s in a red sweater and gray jeans who fled on foot.

8:41 AM: SFD tells us the victim, 37, was in serious condition when transported.

THURSDAY UPDATE: SPD has released this summary:

At 0418 hours, Officers responded to an apartment unit on 9400 block of 27 Av SW. The 911 call stated that someone inside the unit had been shot. Officers arrived to find several people inside and just outside the apartment who were uncooperative. An adult male was found inside the unit with gunshot wounds. The victim was conscious and alert and also uncooperative. SFD responded and treat the victim who was transported to HMC. Some present stated that the suspect and a woman had been by the unit earlier and left. Later the suspect returned, had a confrontation, and shot the victim. A Bellevue K9 unit responded but determined that they could not deploy the K9. … HMC determined at the time the injuries were non-life threatening.

CRIME WATCH FOLLOWUP: Police seeking help identifying man ‘involved in’ southeast West Seattle shooting death

(WSB photo, October 13)

A week and a half after 53-year-old Oton Garcia Ruiz was shot and killed at the Shree’s Truck Stop gas station in southeast West Seattle, police are releasing photos of a man they say was “involved in” the killing, and asking for help identifying him. Via SPD Blotter:

Seattle police detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a male involved in a homicide last week.

On October 13th at 8:01 p.m., patrol officers responded to a shooting at Shree’s Truck Stop, 7801 Detroit Avenue Southwest. The shooter fired into the crowded gas station with disregard to any of the patrons.

Police located a 53-year-old male victim who was sitting in his car, waiting to fill it up with gas. He sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

Homicide and Crime Scene Investigations detectives processed the crime scene. Detectives captured images from video footage of a man involved in the homicide.

He is of average height and weight with dark colored hair and mustache with a connected goatee. He was last seen wearing a pink polo shirt, New York Yankees baseball cap with a light blue bill and closure (snapback), dark jeans, and light-colored shoes.

If anyone has information regarding his identity, please call the Seattle Police Homicide tip line at 206-233-5000. You can remain anonymous.