Shootings At Jewish Federation Of Seattle
Via Powerline, there have been shootings at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. At least two people injured and one person taken into custody. Very little is known other than the flash traffic.
SEATTLE (AP) — Two people were wounded in a shooting Friday at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and one person was arrested, police said.
The extent of the victims' injuries was not immediately known. A SWAT team was searching the downtown building for any other possible victims or shooters, police spokesman Rich Pruitt said.
"People got shot, some of our co-workers," Patti Simon said in a phone interview, her voice shaking. "I just got back from Israel and made it out of there a half hour before the rockets started."
Simon, who sells advertising for the federation's newspaper, was working on the first floor when she heard screaming, shots and what sounded like furniture crashing on the floor above.
Simon called up to her co-workers on the second floor, but got no answer, so she called the police and fled the building.
One person shot in the abdomen and another shot in the arm were being taken to Harborview Medical Center, KING-TV reported.
Will update - I'm trolling the web right now.
UPDATE: This is bad folks. Five shot, one killed by a gunman police describe as "Upset with the situation in Lebanon Israel".
At least five people were shot - one fatally - this afternoon at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle by a man a witness said was upset about "what was going on in Israel."
Police spokesman Rich Pruitt said there was one shooter, who was apprehended without incident outside the Jewish Federation Building located on the corner of Third Avenue and Virginia Street. Pruitt said there were at least two victims on the third floor of the building.
Police got reports of shots fired shortly before 4 p.m.
Early reports were that the victims were shot in the stomach.
The alleged shooter was taken away in a patrol car after being handcuffed on the sidewalk outside the building. Pruitt could not immediately say what motive the alleged gunman had.
One witness, who declined to give her name, said a man walked into the Jewish Federation building with a gun, said he was upset about what was going on in Israel, then opened fire. After the shootings, the man said to call 911, the witness said.
Will continue to update.
UPDATE: Seattle TV stations here.
UPDATE: Still worse. Shooter identified as a 31 year old Pakistani.
Sources told KING 5 the suspect is a 31-year-old Pakistani man with a criminal background. He is from the Pasco but his citizenship is unknown. Officials are on the way to the Pasco to interview his family.
According to the Seattle Times, a man got through security at the Jewish Federation and told staff members, "I'm a Muslim American; I'm angry at Israel," then began shooting, according to Amy Wasser-Simpson, the vice president for planning and community services for the Jewish Federation.
A Harborview Medical Center spokesperson said five women were brought in, and three of them are in critical condition. Two of them are in their 20s. One 43-year-old woman was reportedly shot in the abdomen while another who's 17 weeks pregnant, was shot in the arm. Another person has a knee injury.
The victims have not yet been identified.
A joint terrorism task force joined SWAT teams and a bomb disposal unit at the scene. The suspect's vehicle, a pick-up truck was in a nearby garage in the Bed, Bath and Beyond building, at 1930 Third Ave. Police cordoned off part of the garage before they determined there were no explosives.
UPDATE: Would someone, please, tell our American media to stop playing for the wrong side? Please? (Via Michelle Malkin.)
UPDATE: American Digest, an essay interrupted. Pajamas Media full coverage. AJ Strata, warrior-cowards attacking all women. Roger Simon, the world as a battlefield. STACLU, terrorist attack. LGF, definitely related. Captain's Quarters, nuts coming out.
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By Cavit, Monday, 31 July , 2006 @ 8:39 am
I a former muslim, born again christian can not stand the fact that the world is just watching the arabs do what their doing. Today they atack Yisrael, tomorrow it will be our turn someone stop them please!
By Cavit, Monday, 31 July , 2006 @ 8:47 am
If there is anyone who still thinks there is a difference between radical islam and islam, may he or she rethink it. Because it is the Qur’an it self that commands them to kill any and every non muslim. It doesn’t matter Jew or Christian or Buddhist. It says kill them. There are devout muslims and nominal muslims. Nominal muslims are muslims that have the potential to become devout muslims. That is not good.
We must fight against islam itself. That is the root of all problems.