Seattle police seek suspect in shooting of art student
Apr 24, 2012, 4:10 PM | Updated: 6:10 pm
The family of Nicole Westbrook stood alongside Mayor Mike McGinn and Police Chief John Diaz Tuesday, urging an end to the gun violence that has torn their lives, and this city apart. (Image courtesy the Seattle Channel)
(Image courtesy the Seattle Channel)
A young woman is clinging to life after being shot while walking home with her boyfriend early Sunday morning near 2nd and Yesler in Seattle.
Several shots were fired from a white car into the street, hitting Nicole Westbrook, 21, in the neck. It’s the latest in a string of violent crime across Seattle.
Westbrook’s family stood alongside Mayor Mike McGinn and Police Chief John Diaz Tuesday, urging an end to the gun violence that has torn their lives and the city apart.
Westbrook had recently moved to the city from Albuquerque to go to school at the Art Institute of Seattle.
The Sunday morning shooting was caught on nearby surveillance video.
Westbrook is in critical condition at Harborview.
The police are looking for the community’s help to find her shooter. They don’t believe Westbrook or her boyfriend were the intended targets. If you have any information on the shooting, you are asked to call the homicide tip line at 206.233.5000.
