The number of shots fired in King County dropped this summer. Is gun violence on the decline? Noel Gasca November 26, 2025 / 1:24 pm

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says the number of shots fired during the third quarter of the year has dropped for a second year in a row.

Law enforcement agencies in King County recorded 292 shots fired incidents between July 1 and Sept. 30 of this year. During the same period last year, agencies reported 426 shots fired.

The total number of overall shots fired incidents during the third quarter of 2025 is the lowest they have been since the same quarter of 2019. King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion says the numbers are “encouraging.”

One factor behind the decrease, Manion believes, is the partnership between police departm

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