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Post by Brad on Jul 17, 2010 21:29:47 GMT -8
MAJOR SHOOTING NEAR ISSAQUAH
Two people were shot to death and five others were injured in a gang-related incident Saturday night at Lake Sammamish State Park, a State Patrol spokesman said.
The incident happened about 9 p.m. at the park in the 20600 block of Southeast 56th Street in Issaquah. State Patrol spokesman Cliff Pratt said the initial call came from a park ranger who heard shots fired.
"During his request, there were shots fired in the background of his radio traffic," he said. "There was a call for all police agencies to help immediately."
The park remained locked down at 10 p.m.. and two people believed to be the shooters were taken into custody, according to the State Patrol.
"It seems to be a gang-related incident," Pratt said about an hour after the shooting. "Eastside Fire said there are five injured plus two confirmed fatalities."
Police were not letting any people out of the park until they had been questioned by investigators, Pratt said. He and King County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart did not have an estimated number of visitors at the park.
"It's pretty hectic right now," Pratt said.
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Post by Brad on Aug 14, 2010 20:49:20 GMT -8
I was heading to Point Defiance Park today and on the 6th Avenue exit I see a huge "LAZYBOY- EAST SIDE- CK" tag on the freeway exit. I just kind of laughed to myself, if I didn't have my family with me I would have pulled over and took a picture of it. Stay up LAZYBOY!
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Post by Brad on Sept 23, 2010 6:51:42 GMT -8
Seattle police are looking into a possible connection in three shootings: a Belltown homicide in June, a double fatality at Lake Sammamish State Park in July and the slaying of an 18-year-old who was ambushed in a South Seattle apartment Friday.
However, police say they've found no concrete link that ties the killings together.
Shortly before 3 a.m. Friday, Seattle police responded to the 2500 block of 29th Avenue South, where a man was shot in the face inside his ground-floor apartment.
The man was identified by the county medical examiner as Jonathan Chhonn, 18. He died from multiple gunshot wounds at Harborview Medical Center on Friday.
Investigators said he was shot through an open window and are looking for two men in the crime.
Police described the suspects as Asian men, 5-foot-7 inches to 5-foot-8 inches tall, in the late teens to early 20s. Investigators say they wore wearing blue jeans and dark jackets or shirts and left the apartment building in a white sedan with a low back end.
Chhonn had been a student at Franklin High School, but this year was enrolled in the Interagency Academy, school district spokeswoman Teresa Wipple said.
On Chhonn's Facebook page, he wrote that he missed Steve Sok. On June 6, Sok was shot to death about 2:45 a.m. in the 2100 block of Second Avenue. The 21-year-old died at the scene.
Felix Sitthivong has been charged with second-degree murder in that case. Two others, Nam Viet Nguyen and Jason Reeves Lee, have been charged with rendering criminal assistance, allegedly helping Sitthivong flee to Long Beach, Calif. Nguyen has also been charged with intimidating a witness. Court papers say he warned two witnesses in the case to "stop snitching" or else.
Court documents say there were gang connections in the case. Read more about the fatal shooting and charges here.
Chhonn also has a tribute on his Facebook page to "Juice." One of the two men killed in the Lake Sammamish case reportedly went by that nickname.
"We don't take anything for granted, and we don't make any assumptions," Seattle police spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb saids. "We try to keep an open mind."
The Lake Sammamish shootout happened about 9 p.m. July 17 and left two dead: Yang Keovongphet, 33, and Justin M. Cunningham, 30. Three others were wounded, and another person was hospitalized after being beaten.
After the park shooting, King County sheriff's deputies arrested David Keowongphet -- the cousin of one of the victims who was allegedly involved in the feud -- after they reported finding a.45-caliber pistol under a mattress in his house. The weapon was loaded, had a round in the chamber and was next to a loaded clip, according to court documents.
The widow of Yang Keovongphet told police his cousin was a member of the "Asian Boyz" gang and was firing shots into the air, according to court documents.
No charges have been filed in the Lake Sammamish shootings.
Chhonn is the 11th homicide victim in Seattle this year and the first teenager to be killed. That count does not include officer-involved shootings still under investigation.
The last teenager killed in Seattle was Aaron Sullivan, who was shot to death July 22, 2009, in the 700 block of 32nd Avenue South. Last month, his killer, Tristan Appleberry, was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Of 21 homicides in Seattle last year, Sullivan was the only teen killed. The previous year, Seattle had 28 homicides, including five teenagers.
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Post by Brad on Oct 12, 2010 11:00:33 GMT -8
October 3rd, 2010
TACOMA, WA-- Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 17-year-old boy with murder in connection with the shooting death of another teen last weekend in a South Tacoma alley.
Datrion I. Newton pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm during his arraignment this afternoon in Pierce County Superior Court.
Newton's been accused in the death of Donald "LP" McCaney, 17. McCaney was shot Sunday night during a fist fight in the 4500 block of an alley between South Union Avenue and South Puget Sound Avenue.
During Newton's arraignment today, Pierce County Court Commissioner Patrick Oishi increased the teen's bail to $1 million.
Newton was represented by the Department of Assigned Counsel.
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Post by Brad on Oct 12, 2010 11:01:03 GMT -8
October 11th, 2010
TACOMA, WA-- Tacoma police were looking for a man who fled from the scene of a fatal shooting in the city’s South End Monday night.
Police spokesman Mark Fulghum said two men were arguing over money near South 57th Street and South Park Avenue around 9:30 p.m. when one pulled a gun and shot the other man.
He was dead at the scene, Fulghum said.
Officers were interviewing witnesses late Monday in an attempt to find out more information about the shooting.
Both men were described as Asians, in their teens or 20s. The shooter may be known to police, Fulghum said.
“We think we know who he is,” he said.
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Post by Brad on Dec 26, 2010 14:53:37 GMT -8
From the Seattle PI
Q: Has Seattle had more homicides this year than last year?
A: No.
This year there have been 19 homicides in Seattle, police say. That number doesn't include vehicular homicides or three fatal officer-involved shootings.
The last Seattle homicide case was Dale Richard Holme, who died Nov. 26 after being attacked days earlier.
In 2009, there were 21 homicides, not including officer-involved incidents or vehicular homicides.
The year before, that number was 28. Police have said at least nine of those were tied to gangs, including four juvenile cases.
In 2007, the number in Seattle was 24.
The all-time high in Seattle is 69 homicides in a year, a mark set in 1994.
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Post by Brad on Dec 26, 2010 14:55:39 GMT -8
Just wondering who on here was in Seattle during the most murderous year of 1994? I was 14-years old in 1994, but as most of you know I lived in Yakima. Can't believe that was 16 years ago.
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Post by X-Rated on Dec 27, 2010 0:08:03 GMT -8
1994 I was 23 living in KKKent straight outta 25th Jackson . . . laughing at the oreo cookies & american me wannabes scKRABZ
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Post by foto on Dec 28, 2010 0:37:44 GMT -8
I was living in North Seattle. There were a few shootings by 23rd st in the north end around that time I think. And a bunch of UL, 23, and SSL graffiti up on Beacon Hill's North End when I went to visit family over there.
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Post by Brad on Feb 5, 2011 19:12:22 GMT -8
Manuel Hernandez Curtis Hudson TACOMA, WA-- Two Hilltop Crips who helped send dozens of their fellow gang members to prison got out of jail Friday with the blessing of Pierce County prosecutors. Superior Court Judge Frank Cuthbertson signed orders presented by prosecutors releasing Curtis D. Hudson and Manuel J. Hernandez, both 23, pending their March 11 sentencing hearings. Deputy prosecutor Phil Sorensen told The News Tribune that both men had abided by the terms of a deal they made with authorities after they were swept up in a crackdown on the Tacoma street gang nearly a year ago. They provided key information and in some cases testified at trial against their fellow gang members. “This gang sweep couldn’t have happened, couldn’t have been the great success it has been, without the cooperation of these two witnesses,” said Sorensen, who oversees the gang unit. Prosecutors charged 36 people with a multitude of crimes in February 2010 in an effort to gut the gang, which members of the South Sound Gang Task Force said had become increasingly active and violent. Since then, 32 have been convicted of at least one crime, and two others are set for trial. Prosecutors dismissed all charges against two of the men. One of those convicted – Bobby Jo Ezra Plain, 24 – was sentenced Friday to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree robbery and second-degree assault. Prosecutors are expected to recommend sentences of time served for Hudson and Hernandez – who spent about a year in jail – in exchange for their cooperation. “They’ve served all the time they’re expected to serve under the terms of their agreements,” Sorensen said. Hernandez faced in excess of 45 years had he not agreed to cooperate, according to a plea agreement he reached with prosecutors in April 2010. Originally charged with nine felonies, he pleaded guilty in April to five crimes, including second-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit second-degree burglary. Prosecutors will ask a judge to vacate all but the conspiracy count – which carries a standard-range sentence of nine to 12 months – at his sentencing hearing, his plea agreement shows. Hernandez began running with the Hilltop Crips not long after he was released from the custody of the state Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration following a conviction for first-degree murder. At 12, he was the youngest of eight youths convicted of fatally beating Erik Toews as he walked down a Tacoma street in 2000. He was sentenced to the custody of JRA until he turned 21. Details of Hudson’s plea deal have not been made public. He originally was charged with 20 crimes – first-degree robbery and second-degree assault among them – and entered guilty pleas to all of them in March. Prosecutors also attached aggravating factors to his crimes, which qualified him for sentences outside the standard range. In his case, that could have been life in prison. Prosecutors are expected to ask a judge to vacate all but one of his charges – also with a standard-range sentence of less than a year – at the March sentencing hearing. Hudson was the key witness in the case, agreeing to cooperate early on in the investigation. He grew up in the gang and was known to hustle cocaine as a teenager. He had convictions for robbery and illegally carrying a gun before being arrested as part of the crackdown. Hudson took part in beatings, robberies and burglaries across the greater Tacoma area in 2008 and 2009 as part of the gang, court documents state. “Through countless hours of interviews … he detailed the workings of the Hilltop Crips gang,” Tacoma police detective John Ringer wrote last year in an affidavit seeking a search warrant in the case. His cooperation was widely known among his co-defendants – who called him a snitch – and authorities kept him under guard at an undisclosed location. Hudson and Hernandez are required to continue cooperating with authorities until their sentencing hearings. That may include testifying against the final two defendants in the case. As part of his pre-sentence release, Hudson is forbidden from associating with gang members, going to nightclubs where alcohol is served and entering the Tacoma city limits except in limited circumstances. He also agreed to a 10 p.m. curfew, according to conditions of release signed by Cuthbertson. “Until they testify in the final two cases, they’ll be under monitoring by law enforcement and strict conditions of release,” Sorensen said. “Because two more cases are still pending, I cannot comment further.”
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Post by Rattboy on Feb 5, 2011 20:45:53 GMT -8
there you go,you got pics and everything...go get them snitches LOL
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Post by Brad on Feb 6, 2011 10:35:55 GMT -8
Ain't nothing special about Tacoma, some snitches get dealt with, some don't... thats just the way it is, no matter where your at.
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Post by Ese-Serio on Feb 6, 2011 14:38:48 GMT -8
haha there you again lol damn someday ima move to tacoma to become a big bad gangster... yeah right... crabs be snitchin slobz be snitchin
no fucken difference in any gang or race its all the same. You got your down ass homies, snitches,pussies,drug dealers,tweakers you name it... not one gang will have everybody thats down or wont snitch its just how you handle and deal with your fuck ups
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Post by Brad on Feb 9, 2011 11:04:34 GMT -8
"Point Side" gangster arrested on drug and weapon charges
Over the past month, members of the Seattle Police Department Gang Unit and Southwest Precinct Anti-Crime Team, along with the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, have been conducting undercover narcotics purchases from a suspect. On February 8th, shortly after 10:00 PM, these officers, along with Seattle Police SWAT officers, conducted another purchase of narcotics from the suspect and then moved in for the arrest at 41 Avenue SW and SW Edmunds Street. The main suspect, a 40 year old male, was arrested while in his car. He was armed with a stolen handgun. A 48 year old female was seated in the front seat of the car at the time, and she was also taken into custody. The female was inteviewed and released from the Southwest Precinct. The prime suspect was later booked into the King County Jail for Investigation of VUCSA (narcotics) and Investigation of Violation of Uniform Firearms Act (VUFA) (for being a felon in possession of a handgun). The suspect’s car was impounded to the processing room pending a search warrant. Detectives will continue to follow up on this investigation.
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Post by Brad on Feb 9, 2011 19:39:17 GMT -8
Hilltop Crip charged with raping cellmate in Pierce County Jail
02/09/2011 TACOMA, WA-- A man recently convicted of two felonies in connection with the Hilltop Crips crackdown now faces allegations he raped a man in the Pierce County Jail.
Prosecutors last month charged Andre L. Bonds, 38, with three counts of second-degree rape. Not guilty pleas were entered on Bonds' behalf at his arraignment this afternoon.
A man who shared a cell with Bonds in May told police the defendant sexually assaulted him three times. Bonds, who is 6 feet 5 inches tall and 230 pounds, threatened to beat the man if he resisted, court records state.
"The defendant told (the man) that if he yelled or said anything he would break his neck," court records show. The alleged victim is about 6 feet tall and 160 pounds.
In a letter to jail staff, Bonds denied attacking the man.
He wrote he "practically grew up in this jail and being sexually involved with another man is totally out of the question for me," court records show.
A state forensic scientist found some biological evidence on the alleged victim's clothing, the records show. Further tests are pending on that evidence.
At the time of the alleged rapes, Bonds was in jail awaiting trial on charges brought against him as part of a law enforcement crackdown on the Hilltop Crips, one of Tacoma's oldest street gangs.
He eventually pleaded guilty to riot and conspiracy to commit drive-by shooting in that case and was sentenced to five years in prison. That sentence is running concurrently with a 23-year sentence he received in 2009 for a first-degree assault conviction.
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