City councilmembers address rising gun violence concerns in Seattle

Seattle city officials held a briefing on Thursday to address the increase in “shots fired” incidents across the city.

SEATTLE — Seattle city officials held a briefing on Thursday to address the increase in “shots fired” incidents across the city. 

The meeting was prompted by a recent audit urging the City of Seattle to improve its gun violence reporting and adopt an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to combat the issue.

Council President Sara Nelson expressed concern over the escalating gun violence patterns in Seattle.

“We are seeing elevated numbers of shooting incidents, and shots fired, people being injured in gun violence,” Nelson stated.

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