How can 3rd and Pine become safer? Seattle's former police chief has some ideas

January 24, 2020 / 1:28 pm

caption: The intersection of 3rd Avenue and Pine Street is shown on Thursday, January 22, 2020, less than 24 hours after a shooting that left multiple victims injured and one dead in Seattle.

Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle's former interim police chief Jim Pugel about the recent fatal shootings in downtown Seattle.

On Wednesday night, one person was killed and several others injured in a shootout in front of the Mcdonald's at 3rd Avenue and Pine Street. A man was shot to death less than a block away the day before.

Pugel spent more than 30 years with the Seattle Police Department, serving as interim chief, beginning in 2013. He retired from SPD in 2014.

Listen to the interview by clicking the play button above.

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Kim is the local news host of KUOW's All Things Considered, airing from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays. Kim covers breaking and developing daily news, both local and regional, as part of NPR's afternoon drive time programming.
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Andy Hurst
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