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Shooting Seriously Injures Two Thursday Night

scottso — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:22:29 +0000

Two men were seriously injured after being shot in the parking lot of Forest View Apartments Thursday night around 8:40pm.

According to King County Sgt. John Urquhart, three men were standing in the parking lot at SW 122nd Street and Ambaum Boulevard SW when a car drove by, shots were fired, and the car sped off.

Two of the three were shot before they could react, while one was able to avoid being hit. The two were taken an area hospital with serious injuries.

The victims’ names and condition are not known, the gunman remains on the loose, and a motive is not yet known.

If you know anything about this incident, please call the King County Sheriff’s office at (206) 296-3333.

SOURCE:

KOMO News

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Reward Upped For Murder Victim Found Near Burien

scottso — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:57:45 +0000

The mother of a Lynnwood woman whose body was found near Burien two years ago announced that she is increasing the cash reward to $36,000 for information that leads to an arrest in her daughter’s case.

Nicole Pietz, 32, was found strangled Feb. 6, 2006, in a wooded area near South 114th and Des Moines Memorial Drive (see map below).

Her 2003 Volkswagen Jetta was found abandoned two weeks later in the University District in Seattle.

The King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating and hasn’t publicly identified any suspects.

Gail Schneider, mother of Pietz, said at a new conference that she hopes increasing the reward from $26,000 will reach the conscience of someone who might have information about the slaying or who might have been an accomplice.

SOURCE:

The Seattle P-I

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