“He was a scholar, a servant, a peaceful guy.
One person was killed and at least one was wounded in a shooting Monday night in Seattle’s Central District, police said. It’s disappointing to see someone beat a lot of odds and then lose his life over nothing,” said Amenyo.“Like Adriel’s mom said, she wants him to live through all of us and that does not mean getting revenge, that does not mean killing each other,” said Billingsley. Central District is a supremely walkable neighborhood in Seattle with a Walk Score of 90.
“Being from the Central District, what’s occurred there on Cherry Street is something that we’ve been dealing with in the Central District for years.
But also, the more the community is engaged, the more that we can try to work within community to try to address these issues.”What kind of measures would he like to see to mitigate the ongoing gun violence?“We need to get the guns off the streets. In addition to houses in Central District, there were also 21 condos, 56 townhouses, and 7 multi-family units for sale in Central District last month. Since the start of widespread closures of businesses across Capitol Hill, the Central District, Seattle, and the state to mitigate COVID-19, thousands have been temporarily or permanently laid off.…
But then previously there was a murder in North Seattle and then prior to that over the weekend, a murder down in the Pioneer Square area,” he said.“So there’s definitely been an uptick in gun violence. So of course I’m saying we need more police involvement and getting murderers off the streets. In the Central District, it’s considered an emergency.” Listen to Seattle’s Morning News weekday mornings from 5 – 9 a.m. on KIRO Radio, 97.3 FM. This important role is celebrated inside our store, where an art installation connects the area’s rich history with its current makeup. Central District is home to approximately 12,874 people and 3,317 jobs. and officials honor Adriel Webb, a dedicated academic, killed in a Central District shooting on Tuesday.“We connected him with Seattle Urban Academy in South Seattle, and he turned it around and he graduated on time which is really hard to do coming from where he was,” said Newell.
SEATTLE - After two nights of gun violence in Seattle’s Central District, mentors from a community organization are calling for the violence to end. He was just a relaxed and fun guy and we’re just going to miss him.”The shooting on Monday night happened on the 2300 block of Cherry St. at the Arco Gas Station, according to the Seattle Police Department.On Tuesday night, family and friends gathered for a vigil to honor and remember Webb. Mentoring Urban Students, Teens (M.U.S.T.)
©2020 FOX Television StationsAdriell Webb with students and mentors of Mentoring Urban Students and Teens.
One of Seattle’s oldest neighborhoods, Central District is a historically Black community with a vibrant past.
There was a murder that occurred there on 23rd and Cherry earlier in the week, and then the next night, two people were shot. We’re just working with a lot of different community based organizations to be able to address this … In the Central District, it’s considered an emergency.”Shedding more light on shootings in Seattle’s Central District