Incident

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    1-26-2016 Washington Seattle 5-3

    Location

    January 26, 2016

    The Jungle homeless encampment
    Incident Address
    Seattle, Washington

    Participants

    • Type: Victim
    • Name: James Quoc Tran
    • Age: 33
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Jeannine L. (Brooks) Zapata
    • Age: 45
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Killed
    • Type: Victim
    • Name: Tracy
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Injured
    • Type: Victim
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Female
    • Status: Injured
    • Type: Victim
    • Name: "Phats"
    • Age Group: Adult 18+
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Injured
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: James Taafulisia
    • Age: 17
    • Age Group: Teen 12-17
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Unharmed
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Name: Jerome Taafulisia
    • Age: 16
    • Age Group: Teen 12-17
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Unharmed
    • Type: Subject-Suspect
    • Age: 13
    • Age Group: Teen 12-17
    • Gender: Male
    • Status: Unharmed, Arrested

    Incident Characteristics

    • Shot - Wounded/Injured
    • Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
    • Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
    • Drug involvement
    • Armed robbery with injury/death and/or evidence of DGU found

    Notes

    3 teen brothers shot up homeless camp, stole drugs and cash. Later sold one of the crime weapons to an informant.

    Guns Involved

    2 guns involved.

    • Type: 45 Auto
    • Type: 22 LR

    Sources

    District

    Congressional District: 7
    State Senate District: 37
    State House District: 37