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Councilmembers report park safety steps, police actions and a light-rail shooting under investigation
Summary
Councilmembers described recent operational steps to address park and transit safety—boulders placed to block vehicles at Magnuson Park, a new gate at Gas Works Park, and Seattle Police Department efforts to remove firearms—while a shooting at Northgate Light Rail Station remained under investigation.
Councilmembers reported several public-safety developments affecting parks, transit and neighborhood safety, and flagged an upcoming committee meeting on surveillance technology. Councilmember Rivera said he met with Captain Davidson of the North Precinct about multiple issues. Rivera said Parks and SPD worked quickly after vehicles were driving across lawns at Magnuson Park; Rivera said "boulders were…
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