Overview
- Witnesses reported a 21-year-old man holding a partially concealed shotgun and facing the fireworks crowd near the Pacific Science Center around 7:20 p.m.
- Officers arrested the suspect without incident and recovered the shotgun, while also finding he carried a handgun and multiple rounds of ammunition.
- Police said the suspect had a valid concealed carry permit despite the arrest for alleged unlawful use of weapons.
- Seattle’s arson bomb squad located and swept the suspect’s vehicle and reported no explosives or additional weapons.
- The man was booked into King County Jail and was issued a one-year trespass warning for the Seattle Center as the investigation continues.