Gun violence in King County is trending down, but there's still work to do
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 17 February 2026
⏱️ 16 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Terry Gross, host of Fresh Air. |
| 0:02.8 | Hey, take a break from the 24-hour news cycle with us |
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| 0:23.6 | Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Tuesday. This is Seattle now. |
| 0:29.3 | Gun violence is painful. The grief for families and neighbors lasts long past the headlines. |
| 0:36.3 | The King County Prosecutor's Office thinks data can help with solutions. |
| 0:40.6 | Since 2016, the office has collected data quarterly about where gun violence occurs and who's being affected. |
| 0:47.8 | This latest report has some interesting findings. |
| 0:50.5 | In a minute, KUOW's Amy Rado will break down the numbers and what they might mean. |
| 0:55.6 | But first, let's get you caught up. |
| 1:03.0 | Mayor Katie Wilson will deliver her first-ever state of the city address today. |
| 1:08.5 | The mayor will lay out her agenda for the year ahead, so expect to hear |
| 1:12.5 | about issues like affordability, homelessness, and public safety. The address begins at 1150 a.m. |
| 1:18.8 | at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in the Central District. It will also be broadcast |
| 1:24.3 | on the Seattle Channel. Today is a key deadline in the Washington State Legislature. |
| 1:29.8 | Bills that don't leave their House of Origin by the end of the day will no longer be considered |
| 1:34.0 | in this legislative session. It's the second year of the legislature's biennial structure, |
| 1:39.3 | so bills filed in 2025 will have to be refiled next year. Washington's 60-day session is moving fast. |
| 1:46.8 | Lawmakers have less than a month until Sinai on March 12th. |
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