Early this morning, a car prowl interruption escalated to a shooting on the University of Washington's Greek Row, resulting in a stray bullet striking a sorority house. The incident unfolded just before 2 a.m. near NE 47th Street and 19th Ave. NE when an individual, after discovering "multiple suspects" trying to break into his car, confronted them, and one suspect's firearm jammed during the attempted shooting, as reported by KING 5.
The suspects fled, but not for long—they circled back around the block and fired multiple shots. However, no one was injured during this haphazard gunfire, including the man who confronted them. According to KIRO 7, one of the bullets from the suspects' weapons ended up hitting the window of a nearby sorority house, thankfully leaving all the occupants unharmed.
Seattle Police arrived on the scene to investigate but have not yet found the suspects. While the search continues, they are asking anyone with information to assist by contacting the SPD violent crimes tip line, as noted by KIRO 7. The tip line's number is 206-233-5000, and callers are referenced to mention incident #25-96214 when providing details that might help resolve the case.
Meanwhile, coverage of the aftermath is ongoing, with KIRO 7 confirming they have dispatched a photographer to the scene to identify which building was struck, the sorority house involved had a second-story window damaged by the stray bullet, the community is on alert but relieved that the incident did not escalate to physical harm to any individuals.
