A Seattle man “armed with a rifle” is fatally shot by police after his pickup truck crashes into a federal building.
- Shots were reported before police arrived at the US Social Security Administration building at the corner of First Avenue and Marion Street.
- The man, whose identity is unknown, was reportedly armed with a rifle when the police arrived shortly after 8 p.m.
- He was found near the pickup truck, which he crashed into the building.
- The officers opened fire on him for “reasons that are still under investigation.” The shooting is being investigated by the department’s investigation team.
- Body camera footage of the shooting will be released within 72 hours.
Police said a man was shot and killed by police on Saturday night after he crashed his car into a federal building in downtown Seattle and reportedly fired his rifle.
Shots were reported before police arrived at the federal building at the corner of First Avenue and Marion Street, the police said in a statement.
The man, who has not been identified, was reportedly armed with a rifle when the police arrived shortly after 8 p.m.
He was found near his pickup truck, which he had previously crashed into a building before being killed by police. No one else was hurt in the incident.
An unidentified man armed with a rifle was shot and killed by police on Saturday evening after his car rammed into a federal building in downtown Seattle.
Shots were reported before police arrived at the federal building at the corner of First Avenue and Marion Street.
It is unclear what prompted the police to open fire on him. The department said in a statement that “the causes are still under investigation.”
Seattle Fire Department police and paramedics provided medical assistance, but the man died at the scene.
The shooting is being investigated by the department’s investigation team, which is investigating the shooting involving police officers.
Diners in nearby bars and restaurants said they were taken to the establishment’s basement to find shelter.
Body camera footage of the shooting will be made public within 72 hours, police said.
Body camera footage of the shooting will be made public within 72 hours, police said.
Most likely, this is the building of the United States Social Security Administration, located in a crowded area in the city center.
Bars and restaurants in the area were reportedly escorting customers to their basements when the shots first rang out.
“It took us a second to realize what was happening, a large group of us were running down the stairs, which was good when we were in a group,” said a young woman who was in a nearby bar at the time of the shooting. told a local news station KING 5.
“But we kind of just kept asking questions like, ‘Are we safe here? Is this door locked behind us?”’