Seattle police arrest 15-year-old in connection with shooting at Safeway on Capitol Hill

LOS ANGELES — Seattle police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection with a shooting that occurred in a Safeway parking lot in Capitol Hill on August 11.

On Thursday evening, the teenager was discovered by a patrol officer in the Yesler Terrace neighborhood who recognized him from the shooting.

When the 15-year-old realized that the police knew him, he sped away on a Lime scooter.

Police then tracked the teenager to an apartment complex in the 1100 block of East Fir Street.

The 15-year-old then barricaded himself in an apartment complex. The police assumed that he had a firearm with him.

A family member living in the apartment calmed the boy down and got him to surrender.

According to police, the 15-year-old was one of several people involved in a shooting in the Safeway parking lot on John Street on August 11.

Officers responding to the shooting did not find a victim, but shortly thereafter discovered a victim with gunshot wounds near 12th Avenue and East Fir Street.

The 15-year-old was taken into custody on Thursday evening.