30+ Gunshots Rock Aurora Neighborhood

Seattle police said multiple callers reported hearing more than 30 gunshots near Aurora Avenue North and North 98th Street at about 4 a.m. on May 23, sending officers to a north Seattle block near a club as crowds dispersed. Officers found about 20 shell casings on the west side of Aurora Avenue and another 20 on the east side, according to the Seattle Police Department. Police also said a nearby vehicle and multiple buildings were struck by gunfire. Detectives with the department's Gun Violence Reduction Unit are handling the investigation. ### Where exactly did the shooting happen? The Seattle Police Department said the gunfire was reported in the area of Aurora Avenue North and North 98th Street. A Seattle police blotter post said officers arrived moments after the calls and saw people leaving a nearby club. KIRO 7 identified the club as Lava Lounge in its report on the shooting. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) Seattle police did not name the business in their public account, but the station said the shooting happened outside a club off Aurora Avenue early Saturday morning. ### What did investigators find at the scene? Seattle police said officers recovered shell casings from both sides of Aurora Avenue — about 20 on the west side and about 20 on the east side. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) Investigators also took extensive photographs and collected video from nearby cameras, the department said. Multiple buildings and a nearby vehicle were struck by gunfire, according to the police blotter. (kiro7.com) The department did not say in that release whether any injuries were reported, and its public statement focused on the evidence collected at the scene. ### Did officers say who was involved? Seattle police said only that officers saw a crowd dispersing from a nearby club when they arrived. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) The department did not publicly identify any suspects, describe any arrests or say what led to the shooting in its May 23 release. KOMO reported that police were investigating after dozens of gunshots were reported near the intersection, echoing the department's account of the time and location. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) The station's report did not identify suspects either. ### Why are neighbors on this stretch of Aurora paying close attention? (spdblotter.seattle.gov) KING 5 reported on May 18 that residents near the Aurora corridor had been documenting a series of shootings in the surrounding blocks, including a May 16 shooting near North 98th Street and Linden Avenue North. In that report, resident Jake, who asked that his last name be withheld, said bullets struck his home near the room where his infant son sleeps. (komonews.com) Peter Orr, another resident quoted by KING 5, said his children found more than a dozen shell casings near a bus stop after one of the shootings. Jake told the station that neighbors had compiled videos, photographs and incident numbers that they said showed at least eight shootings within roughly 10 blocks over the past month. (king5.com) The Seattle Police Department's May 23 account adds another documented burst of gunfire in the same corridor, with shell casings spread across both sides of Aurora and damage to buildings and a vehicle. Police have not publicly linked the May 23 shooting to the earlier incidents described by residents. ### What happens next in the case? (king5.com) Seattle police said detectives with the Gun Violence Reduction Unit are investigating the shooting. The department said officers collected shell casings, photographs and video evidence from nearby cameras as part of that inquiry. The Seattle Police Department asked anyone with information about the shooting near Aurora Avenue North and North 98th Street to call its tip line at 206-233-5000. (spdblotter.seattle.gov) Any arrests, charging decisions or additional case details would typically appear in future police updates or court filings.