Seattle police shoots at suspect after he pointed a gun at officers multiple times
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Seattle, WA - The shooting occurred after two police officers patrolling the area spotted a man who appeared to be selling drugs near Second Avenue and Battery Street around 12:30 p.m. Friday, according to the Seattle Police Department. When approached, the man fled toward Third Avenue, brandishing a handgun at the officers.
Police say Officer Patrick Satterwhite, a seven-year veteran, fired his weapon and was placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, per standard department policy.
The video — stitched together from three different officers’ cameras — shows Satterwhite joining in the foot chase that lasted less than a minute. The officer weaves through oncoming traffic on foot, then suddenly ducks and fires multiple times in the man’s direction, aiming over parked cars. A white van passes behind the suspect, roughly in the line of fire, and witnesses hustle through a crosswalk or take cover.
“Get on the (expletive) ground,” Satterwhite yells before firing his service pistol toward the suspect.
After gunshots rang out, the man got on the ground and cooperated with police, the video shows.
“Do not move, or you will be shot,” a different officer says as he walks toward the man with his gun pointed at him.
Seattle police Chief Shon Barnes said Friday the man wasn’t struck or injured.
The video shows a handgun lying next to the man. Police pick it up. Officers wait a few moments to regroup, then take the man into custody.
The suspect was well known to the officers involved with the pursuit, according to first appearance documents. The video captured police calling him by name.
Before the shooting, the suspect was seen handing a baggie of what appeared to be “crack cocaine or powdered clumped fentanyl” to another person, the documents state.