30+ Gunshots Rock Aurora Neighborhood

Seattle police said officers were called to Aurora Avenue North and North 98th Street at about 4 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, after multiple callers reported hearing more than 30 gunshots. Officers who arrived found a crowd dispersing from a nearby club and recovered shell casings on both sides of Aurora Avenue, according to the Seattle Police Department. Police said a vehicle and several nearby buildings were hit by gunfire. Authorities had not announced any arrests or reported any injuries in the initial public account of the shooting. ### How many shots did police say were fired? The Seattle Police Department said callers reported a “volley of over 30 gunshots” near the intersection. The department’s public blotter post said officers then found about 20 shell casings on the west side of Aurora Avenue and another 20 on the east side. KIRO 7 reported the shooting happened near Lava Lounge, where officers found people outside when they arrived. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) KOMO also reported the calls came in around 4 a.m. and cited police as saying the scene was near that north Seattle intersection. ### What damage did investigators find at the scene? Seattle police said a nearby vehicle and multiple buildings were struck by gunfire. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) The department did not identify the property owners or say how many rounds hit each location in its initial statement. The shell casings were spread across both sides of Aurora Avenue, according to police, a detail that indicates investigators were working with more than one cluster of evidence at the scene. (kiro7.com) Police did not say in the initial release whether they believe more than one shooter was involved. ### Did police report any victims or arrests? The Seattle Police Department’s May 23 blotter post did not identify any injured victims and did not announce any arrests. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) KIRO 7 said it was unclear whether anyone had been injured. SPD’s significant incident log separately listed a shots-fired response at about 4:24 a.m. in the North Precinct area near North 98th Street and Linden Avenue North, southwest of the precinct parking lot, after officers and 911 callers reported hearing gunfire. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) That log described officers finding evidence in the area but did not list an arrest. ### Why does this intersection keep drawing police attention? (spdblotter.seattle.gov) North 98th Street and Aurora Avenue North has appeared in several Seattle police reports in recent months. On Jan. 27, police said multiple suspects shot a man sitting in a car near the same intersection, leaving him in critical condition. On Oct. 5, 2025, Seattle police reported another shots-fired investigation at North 98th Street and Aurora Avenue North in which officers recovered more than 60 casings from 9mm and .556 firearms and found multiple businesses and vehicles had been hit. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) Councilmember Debora Juarez said in a May 21 update that Seattle police were increasing investigative work and operational response along North Aurora Avenue and using the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network, or NIBIN, to trace recovered casings from recent crime scenes between North 95th and North 105th streets. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) ### What happens next in the investigation? (spdblotter.seattle.gov) Seattle police said Gun Violence Reduction Unit detectives are investigating the May 23 shooting. The department asked anyone with information to call the SPD tip line at 206-233-5000. The next public updates are likely to appear on the Seattle Police Department blotter or in the department’s significant incident reports, where SPD posts follow-up details on arrests, injuries and evidence recovery. (council.seattle.gov) As of Sunday, May 24, the department’s public statements had identified the location, the approximate time, the number of shell casings recovered and the property damage, but not a suspect. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) (spdblotter.seattle.gov)