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Sinking Ship garage shooting: SPD believes 4 individuals have vital information

Feb 13, 2026, 7:57 AM | Updated: 5:26 pm

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Four individuals photographed who SPD believes have vital information regarding the fatal Pioneer Square shooting Feb. 1. (Photo courtesy of SPD)

(Photo courtesy of SPD)

Homicide detectives with the Seattle Police Department (SPD) are seeking the public’s assistance to help identify four people tied to the Sinking Ship parking garage homicide that occurred in early February.

Detectives believe the individuals photographed above have vital information regarding the early morning shooting that occurred insidea parking structure at 2nd Avenue and Yesler Way in Pioneer Square. The four people photographed left the area in a black passenger car, possibly a Lexus or Toyota. More photos of the suspects and the vehicle are available here.

Detectives are also asking the public for any cell phone video before, during, or after the time of the shooting.

“Please call the SPD Violent Crimes Tipline at 206-233-5000. Anonymous tips are accepted,” SPD Detective Eric Munoz told KIRO Newsradio.

Gunfight in Seattle parking garage leaves one dead, three injured

A man was shot in the head and killed in the early morning of Feb. 1 during a gunfight in a downtown Seattle parking garage. The shooting happened at the Sinking Ship parking garage near Second Avenue and James Street.

A second man was critically wounded, and bullets grazed two other people.

“Detectives determined that a physical fight broke out in the parking garage, which led to a gunfight between multiple people,” according to a post on the SPD Blotter. “No suspects are in custody at this time.”

However, two people were later arrested in connection with disturbances at the scene of the shooting.

Contributing: James Lynch, KIRO Newsradio

Contributing: Frank Lenzi, KIRO Newsradio

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