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  • Why Seattle’s gun violence unit rushed to this Chinatown–ID shooting scene
  • Which forgotten Seattle moments do Washington Boomers still talk about?
  • Why a North Seattle hotel disturbance ended with an officer assaulted

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📰 News we're reading

• Seattle police arrest man and recover guns after finding woman shot in thigh (komonews.com) — Seattle police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting in the Chinatown–International District, where a 26-year-old woman was found with a thigh wound and taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious but stable condition. Officers arrested a 47-year-old man from a nearby apartment, recovered multiple guns, and say the Gun Violence Reduction Unit is now leading the case while seeking additional tips from the public.
   

• Growing Up in Washington During the 50s, 60s, and 70s (keyw.com) — Seattle Baby Boomers will recognize memories from ferry rides to Mariners and Seahawks games, Ivar’s on the waterfront, and the 1962 World’s Fair with the monorail and Space Needle. The piece strolls through vintage Seattle music, downtown department stores, and rainy-day childhood adventures that defined growing up in Washington decades ago.
   

• Hotel guest assaults police officer during arrest in North Seattle (kiro7.com) — Seattle police arrested a man at a North Seattle hotel after he allegedly threatened a neighboring guest, claimed people were talking through the walls, and then assaulted an officer during removal. Officers later linked him to a recent burglary, and he was booked into King County Jail after being cleared at Harborview Medical Center.
   

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