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Names of two killed in Seattle shootings not in available official record

Two people were killed and two injured in a series of shootings in Seattle on March 27, 2019, and the identities of those who died are not established in the material available.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Mar 27, 2019, 7:41 p.m. ETWritten Aug 8, 2026, 12:25 a.m. ET

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The identities of the people killed in a series of shootings in on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, are not established in the official record available for this report. No names have been released in the material at hand, and none should be inferred; the people who died are the centre of this story, and reporting a name that has not passed an official or family release would risk naming the wrong person. people were killed and injured, according to USA Today, which gave the figures as of ; Fox 13 attributed the toll to . Police said the shootings began at about 4:05 p.m. in the area of Sand Point Way NE and Bartlett Avenue. Fox 13 reported that a southbound King County Metro bus was travelling in the area and that a woman was driving a car in the area of Sand Point Way NE and Bartlett Avenue. Accounts of how precisely officials located the incident differ: USA Today described it at the level of a , while Fox 13 described it at the level of a . police responded, and the suspect is . Police said that on Wednesday night the suspect was under police guard at a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Deputy Police Chief Marc Garth Green said: "We believe it's a random, senseless act. We're outraged at what this suspect did." Mayor Jenny Durkan said of one person involved, "He saved lives." The incident is no longer active. Beyond the deputy chief's characterisation, officials quoted in the reporting have not offered a further account of why the shootings occurred.

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