gun violence

The move comes after North Seattle residents built makeshift barricades last month to prevent shootings in their neighborhoods.

Seattle’s Aurora Avenue North is infamous for prostitution and other crime. Locals want the city block off residential streets to stop gun violence from spreading.

The shooting happened at a bus stop near the high school in January. Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said the suspect is not a student at Rainier Beach High School.

“There’s this firehose of firearms that are coming into our communities,” said Ryan Disch-Guzman, chief of staff at the Alliance for Gun Responsibility.

From Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center to rural hospitals, providers are dealing with feelings of powerlessness over injuries they see as preventable.

HearMeWa is a helpline designed to connect youth to services that can help them navigate crises using a more holistic approach than other traditional methods.

In the wake of a fatal shooting at Garfield High School, KNKX spoke to Seattle Student Union co-founder Natalya McConnell on what the group thinks would help prevent school shootings.

Gun violence at Garfield High School has injured one student and killed another this year. Between tragedies, an expert got some freshmen health classes talking about solutions.

A 17-year-old Garfield High School student died on Thursday after being shot multiple times in the chest and abdomen during the lunch hour.

Domestic violence victims believe that ‘red flag’ laws that remove firearms from people in crisis can save lives. Scores of people seek protection in King County each week from domestic violence, stalking, school threats or other concerning behavior. But gun safety measures like this could be in jeopardy.