Armed Suspect Arrested for Attempted Burglary in West Seattle, Firearm Recovered

Seattle Police arrested an armed man for attempted burglary in West Seattle two weeks ago.

On August 7th, at 2:04 a.m., patrol officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 9400 block of Delridge Way Southwest.

Police found that King County Sheriff's Deputies and Burien Police were investigating the scene just one block south in their jurisdiction. A blood trail led from their scene to Seattle's jurisdiction. A spent shell casing was recovered as evidence.

While investigating, police responded to an additional report of a man attempting to break into a 55-year-old woman's home in the 8800 block of 16th Avenue Southwest. She was unharmed.

The suspect was located nearby and arrested. He was in possession of 9mm handgun. Ballistic evidence tied him to the shooting scene in King County's jurisdiction.

The 32-year-old convicted felon was booked into King County Jail. The handgun was found to be connected to a homicide victim in Federal Way.

Charges were referred to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office for Unlawful Possession of a Firearm and Criminal Trespass.

Additional charges may be applied by other agencies as they continue their investigations involving the suspect and the firearm connected to them.

Detectives in the General Investigations Unit were assigned to this case.