2006-07-29 09:27:49Tony
中東人在西雅圖佔據一座大廈
1人死,5人受傷(其中一個是17個星期孕婦),3人危胎
FBI,西雅圖警方正在和疑犯對峙.飛虎隊已經出動.
已拘捕一名疑犯
FBI,西雅圖警方正在和疑犯對峙.飛虎隊已經出動.
已拘捕一名疑犯
SEATTLE – One person has been killed and at least five others have been injured in a shooting at the Jewish Federation at 2031 Third Ave. in downtown Seattle. One suspect has been taken into custody.
Police took one person into custody and said he surrendered peacefully. Seattle police spokesman Rich Pruitt said police are confident that only one shooter was involved.
Sources told KING 5 the suspect is a 31-year-old Pakistani man with a criminal background. He is from the Pasco but his citizenship is unknown. Officials are on the way to the Pasco to interview his family.
According to the Seattle Times, a man got through security at the Jewish Federation and told staff members, ”I’m a Muslim American; I’m angry at Israel,” then began shooting, according to Amy Wasser-Simpson, the vice president for planning and community services for the Jewish Federation.
A Harborview Medical Center spokesperson said five women were brought in, and three of them are in critical condition. Two of them are in their 20s. One 43-year-old woman was reportedly shot in the abdomen while another who’s 17 weeks pregnant, was shot in the arm. Another person has a knee injury.
The victims have not yet been identified.
A joint terrorism task force joined SWAT teams and a bomb disposal unit at the scene. The suspect’s vehicle, a pick-up truck was in a nearby garage in the Bed, Bath and Beyond building, at 1930 Third Ave. Police cordoned off part of the garage before they determined there were no explosives.
Police said they didn’t know if all the people who were wounded were inside the building. They also don’t know how the suspect got into the building, which is said to be one of the tightest security buildings in Seattle.
”Throughout the city, we have directed all our patrol officers to monitor closely all synagogues and other Jewish organizations, and we have also advised neighboring agencies in the Puget Sound area to do the same,” said Nick Metz, Seattle Police Department.
The incident began around 4 p.m. Part of Third Avenue and Second Avenue near Lenora and Stewart have been closed to traffic. Police are urging people to stay away from the area.
One witness said the shooter shot a woman as she was walking into the building. Another witness said she saw a woman sitting down, bleeding, outside the building.
Several witnesses said they saw a man walk up to the entrance of the building and shoot a woman in the leg. The man then walked into the building and made it up to the roof.
Witnesses said they heard one shot while the man was on the roof. The man then went back inside and witnesses said they heard several more shots.
One wounded victim was initially unable to get to an ambulance because the situation was apparently too dangerous.
Patti Simon was at work at the federation’s newspaper on the first floor when she heard screaming, shots and what sounded like furniture crashing on the floor above.
”We heard this horrible screaming on the floor above us and shots,” said Simon, 52, who sells advertising at the paper. ”We didn’t know what was happening.”
Simon called up to her co-workers on the second floor, but got no answer, so she called the police and fled the building.
”People got shot, some of our co-workers,” Simon said, her voice shaking. ”I just got back from Israel and made it out of there a half hour before the rockets started.”
Simon said the federation has security in the building.
”Somebody must have lied there way in,” Simon said.
It’s not yet known if the incident is politically motivated. The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle says on its Web site that its mission is to ”ensure Jewish survival and enhance the quality of Jewish life locally, in Israel and worldwide.”
This past Sunday at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island, thousands of people rallied in support of Israel’s right to defend itself. More than 40 community organizations stepped forward to sponsor and support the event.
Police took one person into custody and said he surrendered peacefully. Seattle police spokesman Rich Pruitt said police are confident that only one shooter was involved.
Sources told KING 5 the suspect is a 31-year-old Pakistani man with a criminal background. He is from the Pasco but his citizenship is unknown. Officials are on the way to the Pasco to interview his family.
According to the Seattle Times, a man got through security at the Jewish Federation and told staff members, ”I’m a Muslim American; I’m angry at Israel,” then began shooting, according to Amy Wasser-Simpson, the vice president for planning and community services for the Jewish Federation.
A Harborview Medical Center spokesperson said five women were brought in, and three of them are in critical condition. Two of them are in their 20s. One 43-year-old woman was reportedly shot in the abdomen while another who’s 17 weeks pregnant, was shot in the arm. Another person has a knee injury.
The victims have not yet been identified.
A joint terrorism task force joined SWAT teams and a bomb disposal unit at the scene. The suspect’s vehicle, a pick-up truck was in a nearby garage in the Bed, Bath and Beyond building, at 1930 Third Ave. Police cordoned off part of the garage before they determined there were no explosives.
Police said they didn’t know if all the people who were wounded were inside the building. They also don’t know how the suspect got into the building, which is said to be one of the tightest security buildings in Seattle.
”Throughout the city, we have directed all our patrol officers to monitor closely all synagogues and other Jewish organizations, and we have also advised neighboring agencies in the Puget Sound area to do the same,” said Nick Metz, Seattle Police Department.
The incident began around 4 p.m. Part of Third Avenue and Second Avenue near Lenora and Stewart have been closed to traffic. Police are urging people to stay away from the area.
One witness said the shooter shot a woman as she was walking into the building. Another witness said she saw a woman sitting down, bleeding, outside the building.
Several witnesses said they saw a man walk up to the entrance of the building and shoot a woman in the leg. The man then walked into the building and made it up to the roof.
Witnesses said they heard one shot while the man was on the roof. The man then went back inside and witnesses said they heard several more shots.
One wounded victim was initially unable to get to an ambulance because the situation was apparently too dangerous.
Patti Simon was at work at the federation’s newspaper on the first floor when she heard screaming, shots and what sounded like furniture crashing on the floor above.
”We heard this horrible screaming on the floor above us and shots,” said Simon, 52, who sells advertising at the paper. ”We didn’t know what was happening.”
Simon called up to her co-workers on the second floor, but got no answer, so she called the police and fled the building.
”People got shot, some of our co-workers,” Simon said, her voice shaking. ”I just got back from Israel and made it out of there a half hour before the rockets started.”
Simon said the federation has security in the building.
”Somebody must have lied there way in,” Simon said.
It’s not yet known if the incident is politically motivated. The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle says on its Web site that its mission is to ”ensure Jewish survival and enhance the quality of Jewish life locally, in Israel and worldwide.”
This past Sunday at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island, thousands of people rallied in support of Israel’s right to defend itself. More than 40 community organizations stepped forward to sponsor and support the event.