6:34 PM: Police are investigating suspected gunfire on the West Seattle Bridge. According to police radio, first they heard from a driver who suspected someone shot at them on the westbound bridge, seeing flashes and hearing pops. Then 911 got a few more calls from people who reported hearing gunshots near the bridge. Then – a call from someone who got home in South Admiral and found a casing on their windshield. In an update from the original caller, they said this happened near the crest of the bridge, and that the apparent shots were fired from a vehicle in the right lane described as a dark gray Toyota Prius, with plastic over temporary paper plates. The person reporting this said they got off the bridge at the Admiral exit but the other car continued toward the Fauntleroy end. No injuries reported so far.
(Screenshot from SDOT traffic camera on West Seattle Bridge)
6:43 PM: Officers have confirmed to dispatch that what was found on a caller’s windshield was indeed a 9mm windshield. And they have just reported finding casings on the bridge; the lone traffic cam on the high-rise bridge shows them near the crest.
6:46 PM: They’re closing the two right lanes temporarily while they search for more casings. So far, officers just told dispatch, they’ve found four 9mm casings.
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