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Light rail service disrupted after shots fired in Rainier Beach
Mar 24, 2016, 1:43 PM | Updated: 4:09 pm
Sound Transit interrupted its light rail service on Thursday after reports of gunfire. (KIRO 7 image)
(KIRO 7 image)
Sound Transit interrupted light rail service Thursday afternoon in the Rainier Beach area after the reports of shots fired at a transit station.
KIRO 7 Chopper is over the 9100 block of Martin Luther King Way where police cars were seen.
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The light rail was hit by gunfire, but no injuries are reported.
Seattle police said they are searching for suspects. Meanwhile, nearby Seattle Public Schools sheltered in place.
Lifted: Shelter-in-place at Dunlap ES, South Shore PK-8, South Lake HS, Rainier Beach HS.
— Seattle Schools (@seapubschools) March 24, 2016
Sound Transit said the Link light rail service was not operating between the Othello and Tukwila International Boulevard stations, but alternate shuttle bus services were available. The rail was back in service about 1:45 p.m.
Update: Link light rail has resumed normal operation at all stations with service delays. https://t.co/yMDEWCQn9I
— Sound Transit (@SoundTransit) March 24, 2016
