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Good guy with a gun blows away suspect who shot 2 during downtown fight, ran off
Seattle police said patrol officers responded last week to reports of gunfire near First Avenue and Union Street.
Police said the initial shooting occurred around 10 p.m. May 28 near the Four Seasons Hotel on Union Street.
A Seattle-area gun range employee on Tuesday afternoon told Blaze News that 'it sucks' and 'it's wild' that the incident occurred — but that there's 'no real way to prevent it from happening other than by being ready for it.'
Officers arrived and found three people with gunshot wounds, police said.
Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes told KING-TV that three people got into a fight, and one of them took out a gun and shot the other two — and then ran from the scene.
Police said a private citizen who's licensed to carry a firearm intervened and shot the suspect. KING identified that suspect as a 16-year-old male.
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Seattle fire crews said they treated an 18-year-old male and a 17-year-old male, both of whom were taken to a hospital in serious condition, police told the station.
The 16-year-old male accused of shooting the 18-year-old male and 17-year-old male was taken to a hospital, where he died, police told KING.
The private citizen who shot the suspect cooperated with officers, police said, adding that he was taken to Seattle Police Headquarters, where detectives interviewed him. Police said the citizen has not been arrested, KING reported.
Those with information about the incident are asked to call the Seattle Police Department Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000, police said.
A Seattle-area gun range employee on Tuesday afternoon told Blaze News that "it sucks" and "it's wild" that the incident occurred — but that there's "no real way to prevent it from happening other than by being ready for it."
At the same time, the gun range employee — who spoke to Blaze News on the condition of anonymity — added that politicians are passing laws and "putting up more barriers" that are "making it harder" for everyday citizens to protect themselves with guns.
"I honestly don't think that's going to help," the employee told Blaze News.
Regardless of how last week's shooting plays out, the gun range employee added to Blaze News that "Seattle is going down the drain."
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Christians attacked by Antifa during prayer meeting — but the mayor blames ‘far-right’ attendees
On May 24, 2025, at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, a group of Christians gathered to pray over a number of issues, including America’s children, abortion, the preservation of the nuclear family, and spiritual revival, among other concerns. The event was put on by On Fire Ministries as part of a "#DontMessWithOurKids" rally.
Such a gathering was bound to attract counterprotesters in the Emerald City.
It wasn’t long before “Antifa showed up,” says Sara Gonzales, host of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.” “They were very much on high alert — provoking people, showing up to create chaos and incite violence.”
Seattle-based journalist and correspondent for the Post Millennial, a conservative Canadian online news magazine, Katie Daviscourt reported that she was “physically chased by Antifa militants and trans activists.”
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According to reports, 23 people, the majority of whom were counterprotesters, were arrested at the assembly for assault, obstruction, and throwing objects at police and rally attendees.
And yet, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell “said that the Christians were the ones at fault for being assaulted,” says Sara.
His statement read: “Seattle is proud of our reputation as a welcoming, inclusive city for LGBTQ+ communities, and we stand with our trans neighbors when they face bigotry and injustice. Today’s far-right rally was held here for this very reason — to provoke a reaction by promoting beliefs that are inherently opposed to our city’s values, in the heart of Seattle’s most prominent LGBTQ+ neighborhood.”
“It was a ‘far-right’ rally because they got together and they prayed,” scoffs Sara. “They're not allowed to do that in gay neighborhoods, I guess, because it disturbs the demons.”
Head researcher and writer for “The Glenn Beck Program,” Jason Buttrill, says this counterprotest was no isolated event but rather a single clash in a grand scheme to disrupt and destabilize societal order.
“Something is coming. I don't know when it is coming, but these are little signs of the larger explosion that's about to happen,” he warns.
BlazeTV contributor Matthew Marsden fears it’s only a matter of time before we see a nasty conservative response to these radical demonstrations by leftist fringe groups — likely from war-hardened veterans who know they could “deal with this in a day.”
“This is taking massive amounts of restraint from the right every single day, and they want a response. ... They're going to get it at some point,” he says, “and it's not going to be pleasant for them.”
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Radical Seattle mayor smears Christians after leftists physically attacked prayer rally attendees — even cops got clobbered
Pro-life Christians held a prayer event at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle, Washington, over the weekend.
But the viewpoints expressed at the Mayday USA event — in support of the "sanctity of human life, the sacrality of biological gender, the importance of the nuclear family, and the right to freedom of speech and religion" — proved intolerable not only to the leftist radicals whose violent response prompted police to shut down the event early but also to the city's Democratic mayor who subsequently smeared the Christian organizers as bigots.
'Today's far-right rally was held here for this very reason — to provoke a reaction by promoting beliefs that are inherently opposed to our city's values, in the heart of Seattle's most prominent LGBTQ+ neighborhood.'
The purpose of the Mayday USA tour — which is linked to the "#DontMessWithOurKids movement" — is to "offer prayer and resources to help post-abortive men and women, trafficking victims, those who desire freedom from same-sex attraction, and those who are struggling with sexual and drug addictions throughout their restoration process."
Ahead of Saturday's main event — which featured speeches, musical performances, and prayer — there were free haircuts for kids and bicycle giveaways. Roughly 500 people attended the prayer rally, reported the Seattle Times.
However, hundreds of leftists — including members of the groups Radical Women, Puget Sound Mobilization for Reproductive Justice, Freedom Socialist Party, Organized Workers for Labor Solidarity — also showed up. But they weren't there to pray.
The leftists — later thanked by Democratic Mayor Bruce Harrell — circulated a post claiming event organizers were pushing "fascist 'family values,'" were waging a "war on trans & queer folk," and were somehow linked to a "racist Christian identity movement," as well as to President Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Project 2025.
While the leftists' stated goal was to send the message that "bigotry is not welcome here," it appears their aim actually was to shut down Mayday USA.
Seattle Police swooped into action, making numerous arrests after leftists protesting the Christian prayer event turned to violence.
According to the Seattle Police Department, officers initially intervened after witnesses observed "multiple people inside one group throw items at the opposing group" around 1:30 p.m.
'Seattle is proud of our reputation as a welcoming, inclusive city for LGBTQ+ communities.'
What's more, while officers were taking violent individuals into custody, additional radicals physically attacked police. One officer injured during the ensuing scuffle was taken to hospital for treatment.
Just before 5 p.m. local time, the SPD announced on X that it requested backup from the Washington State Patrol.
Police said they charged 22 individuals with assault and obstruction and took them to King County Jail. A juvenile also was arrested for obstruction but later was cut loose.
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While leftists appeared to have initiated the violence, the Democrat mayor — who admitted to "displaying" a gun amid a 1996 dispute with a pregnant woman over a parking spot — reserved his fury for the peaceful Christians whom law enforcement protected.
"Seattle is proud of our reputation as a welcoming, inclusive city for LGBTQ+ communities, and we stand with our trans neighbors when they face bigotry and injustice," Harrell said in a statement Saturday. "Today's far-right rally was held here for this very reason — to provoke a reaction by promoting beliefs that are inherently opposed to our city's values, in the heart of Seattle's most prominent LGBTQ+ neighborhood."
'We are just warming up.'
Harrell, who's presently campaigning for reelection, suggested further that the Christian organizers were questioning the "humanity of trans people and those who have been historically marginalized."
After suggesting that the leftist violence was the result of anarchist infiltrators, Harrell expressed gratitude for those who peacefully protested the event and indicated that he was directing Seattle Parks and Recreation to "review all of the circumstances of this application to understand whether there were legal location alternatives or other adjustments that could have been pursued."
"In the face of an extreme right-wing national effort to attack our trans and LGBTQ+ communities, Seattle will continue to stand unwavering in our embrace of diversity, love for our neighbors, and commitment to justice and fairness," added the mayor whose city has a 1-rating on the Neighborhood Scout crime index; a 100-rating is the safest.
Jenny Donnelly — host of the event and founder of the Christian prayer organization Her Voice Mvmt — blasted the mayor over his mischaracterizations.
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Donnelly noted that her team had: worked with the parks department for weeks; originally requested an alternate location but "were told no and given Cal Anderson Park"; cooperated with police and ended their event 2.5-hours early due to the leftist violence; and had not come to "attack" anyone but "stayed in [their] permitted area, worshipped, and did not engage any of the counter protestors."
The Seattle Police Officers Guild said it welcomes a mayoral review of the parks department's decision to authorize a permit for Cal Anderson Park — not because the Christian families were somehow undeserving but because "this park is commonly known as the heart of ANTIFA land."
"We have no doubt that this city decision, as naïve or deliberate as it was, put police officers in an untenable predicament," the guild said in a statement.
"A riot started in Cal Anderson Park in Seattle formerly known as the CHOP zone. Why?" wrote evangelist Ross Johnston, a co-host of the event. "The church showed up outside to worship Jesus and preach the gospel! Let me make it clear, we are just warming up and WE AIN'T BACKING DOWN."
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