The fatal shooting of Seattle Police Department Officer Timothy Brenton, 39, on Saturday, October 31, in the Leschi neighborhood, has shocked Seattle.  Mayor Greg Nickels expressed the mourning and outrage felt by the city at large. “Our community is in shock at this brutal and senseless crime. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Officer Brenton and we will support them in the difficult days ahead,” says Mayor Nickels. All City flags have been lowered to half mast and the Seattle City Council will pay tribute to Brenton at its Full Council meeting at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 02. The Seattle Times  newspaper has extensive coverage of the crime and its investigation. TV stations, KING, KOMO and KIRO, have several print and video stories about the shooting on their websites.  

SEATTLE CHANNEL will broadcast and stream City government events responding to the crime such as the Mayoral press conferences, briefings by the Seattle Police Department, and the Council’s tribute to Officer Brenton. Videos of these news events will be available for on-demand viewing on our website as soon as we are able to post them.