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A man in his 20s was fatally shot Friday evening in Seattle's Lake City neighborhood; police say the suspect fled the scene and no arrests have been made, with detectives continuing the investigation, marking Seattle's first homicide of July.
A 25-year-old Growler Guys beer garden employee was killed during closing Friday night at the Lake City Way NE location in Seattle. Police have identified the victim and are actively searching for a suspect; investigation ongoing.
Seattle police are investigating a homicide after a man was found dead Saturday morning at a Lake City neighborhood business; investigators have not released details about a suspect or motive, and no arrests have been reported.
Investigative reporting links Lake City Army Ammunition Plant’s .50-caliber rounds—especially armor-piercing incendiary variants—to civilian markets and, via distributors, to Mexican drug cartels. The ammunition has enabled military-style assaults on police and civilians (e.g., the 2019 Villa Unión attack) and is part of a broader flow of US-made weapons and components that has drawn scrutiny over sales and regulation, despite legal restrictions and multiple seizures by authorities.
The Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri, which has been manufacturing rifle cartridges for the U.S. military since World War II, has also been supplying billions of rounds of military-grade ammunition to the commercial market. This ammunition, marked with the distinctive "LC" stamp, has been found at crime scenes across the country, including mass shootings. While the majority of these rounds are purchased by law-abiding citizens, they have also been seized from criminals, drug dealers, and antigovernment groups. The plant's commercial operations have outpaced its military production, raising concerns about the lack of public accountability and oversight in the marketing and sale of this ammunition.