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Mayor Katie Wilson to debut new gun violence strategy, budget after Belltown shootings
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Key Points:
- Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced that the city will unveil a comprehensive gun violence prevention strategy next week following three fatal shootings and multiple injuries in the Belltown neighborhood over Labor Day weekend.
- The strategy will focus on community violence intervention, focused deterrence, public safety, public health investments, and increased staffing to support gun violence prevention efforts.
- Despite recent violence, Seattle Police Department data shows shootings and homicides are at their lowest in a decade, but city officials emphasize the need for continued and accelerated efforts.
- The shootings occurred within 24 hours in Belltown, involving multiple victims and no arrests yet, with police actively investigating and increasing presence in high-crime areas.
- Mayor Wilson committed to coordinated work across city departments and with state and community partners, including pushing for state legislation to keep guns off the streets.
