Gunman arrested after opening fire in West Seattle neighborhood
Oct 9, 2014, 3:20 PM | Updated: 5:27 pm
Several schools were ordered to shelter in place after a man began shooting on a dead-end street in West Seattle. (Brandi Kruse/KIRO Radio)
(Brandi Kruse/KIRO Radio)
Seattle Police have arrested a man who fired several dozen rounds in a West Seattle neighborhood Thursday afternoon.
Police say no one was injured, but several schools were ordered to shelter in place as a precaution.
Neighbors tell KIRO Radio’s Brandi Kruse they heard several dozen shots in bursts of six at a time.
Police say the man opened fire in a greenbelt just off the2100 block of Arch Place SW around 3 p.m.
The man had a handgun and shotgun. He hit several parked cars, police say.
The man was referred for a psychological evaluation.
