Detectives & Officers Investigating Illegal Discharges in Allentown

Detective & Officers Investigating Illegal Discharges in Allentown

Over the past several months, Tukwila officers have been dispatched to numerous illegal discharge calls in the Allentown and Ryan Hill areas. While no property or persons have specifically been targeted during these illegal discharges, several of the rounds have come down in the Allentown area and damaged property as a result. The illegal discharges tend to occur between the hours of 10pm and 4am.

As a result of these regular occurrences, a Special Emphasis Unit (SEU) detective has been assigned to the case and is working with our crime analyst and patrol division to stop the illegal discharges and work to identify the suspect(s). We take these incidents seriously and as such, the shell casings collected at the scenes are being submitted to the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS) for examination and are also being submitted for fingerprint examination as well.

🚨 Ryan Hill Incidents
Responding officers have located large amounts of shell casing on multiple occasions in the 4900 blk S 114th St. Based on evidence collected thus far, the firearm used in these incidents is fully automatic.

🚨 Allentown Incidents
On multiple occasions, an individual has been observed firing a handgun into the Duwamish River in the 4000 blk S 115th St. These occurrences are usually happening at random hours overnight and with less frequency than the above mentioned incidents in Skyway.

📞 Anyone with information, surveillance footage or tips related to either of these cases is encouraged to contact us. Please send us a private message on social media, e-mail us at tips@tukwilawa.gov or call our non-emergency line (206)-241-2121 and ask to speak with an officer regarding these incidents.