Five Arrested in Seattle Vacant Building, Weapons and Drugs Seized
Seattle police arrested five individuals found inside a vacant building on the 4400 block of 8th Avenue NE. During the arrest, officers discovered firearms, ammunition, and narcotics.
Seattle Tacoma, WA, August 5, 2026 —
Seattle police have arrested five individuals following the discovery of a vacant building occupied by multiple people. The arrests occurred on the 4400 block of 8th Avenue NE.
Officers responding to the location found five individuals inside the vacant structure. During the subsequent arrests, law enforcement officials reported the seizure of multiple items, including firearms, ammunition, and narcotics.
Further details regarding the specific types of firearms, the quantity of ammunition, and the nature of the narcotics were not immediately available. The names of the arrested individuals have not been released.
The incident remains under investigation by the Seattle Police Department.
Story summarized from the original created by Detective Shane Weatherford on spdblotter.seattle.gov, see more information here.
