Bodycam Shows Seattle Police Officers Shooting Drug Suspect

(Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes only) Seattle police and King County Sheriffs deputies shot and wounded a suspect in a narcotics investigation Wednesday afternoon in Belltown. Officers and deputies were conducting a narcotics operation near 3rd Avenue and Blanchard Street around 2:45 PM in response to community complaints about drug dealing in the area. During the operation, police attempted to arrest a suspect in a vehicle at 3rd Avenue and Blanchard. When police approached the vehicle, officers reported seeing a gun. SPD officers and King County Sheriffs Deputies opened fire on the 25yearold suspect, who was struck and wounded. Medics transported the man to Harborview Medical Center with nonlifethreatening injuries. In accordance with Initiative 940, the South King County Valley Investigative Unit will conduct an independent investigation into the use of force during the incident. SPD detectives will also continue a separate criminal inves