Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Sniper in Seattle?

Just got a call from my husband who works in the Starbucks building that there seems to be a man with a rifle off Occidental. Lots of cop in gear.

Updates as I get them.

UPDATE: 4:58

This could be it:
SEATTLE - The Port of Seattle set up a perimeter of nearly half a mile around one of its terminals Wednesday after bomb-sniffing dogs indicated that two containers from Pakistan could contain explosives.

Bomb experts determined there was no radiation after they inserted a camera inside the containers, said port spokesman David Schaefer.

However, police and bomb experts were still at the scene in the late afternoon, removing boxes from the containers.

A bomb squad used explosive charges to cut into the containers, which may have detonated any explosives therein.


Update: 5:01pm

No bombs found so far.
5:06 Nope not the ports but this:
SEATTLE -- Seattle Police and Special Weapons and Tactics teams have surrounded an apartment on First Avenue South and Occidental Avenue.

KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported that a man armed with a gun is on the second floor.

It is unknown if there are any hostages.


UPDATE: 615

No sniper and no bombs. Seems it was an angry guy with access to three handguns and a worried father. Thank God. I imagine police are a bit twitchy after the synagogue shooter.

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