Seattle Local — 2026-05-04#

Top Story#

A massive manhunt is underway in Tacoma for 23-year-old Skyler Cantrell, a wanted felon who fled from Pierce County sheriff’s deputies, exchanged gunfire, and rammed patrol vehicles before crashing his car early Sunday morning. Bleeding from suspected gunshot wounds, Cantrell abandoned his vehicle and attempted to unlawfully enter several occupied neighborhood homes, putting local families on high alert.

Local News#

[Video Released of Brutal Downtown Seattle Attack] · KOMO News Seattle police have released surveillance footage showing an unprovoked attack on a 77-year-old man walking on Third Avenue near Pike Street last month. The Real Time Crime Center video shows two men violently shoving the elderly victim to the ground and punching him before casually walking away. None of the bystanders walking past offered to assist the severely injured man as he lay hunched over on the sidewalk.

[Record Heat Wave Hits Seattle] · KIRO 7 Temperatures in Seattle soared past 80 degrees on Sunday, breaking a 30-year heat record and marking the warmest days the region has seen so far in 2026. Meteorologists expect the dry stretch to continue throughout the week, with temperatures briefly dipping into the 60s on Friday before warming back up in time for Mother’s Day.

[Students Return to Foss High School After Mass Stabbing] · FOX 13 Students and staff at Tacoma’s Foss High School returned to class on Monday for the first time since a violent on-campus incident last week. The school had been closed after a mass stabbing left six people injured, including the suspect, who sustained obvious injuries to his face and hands.

[Search Underway for Suspect in Covington Homicide] · FOX 13 The King County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to locate 41-year-old Kyle Wayland Cathcart in connection with a Friday morning death investigation in Covington. Detectives stated they have established probable cause to arrest Cathcart following the homicide of a family member inside their shared residence.

[State Supreme Court Upholds ‘Millionaires Tax’] · KOMO News The Washington Supreme Court has officially blocked a legal challenge against the state’s new capital gains tax, widely referred to as the “millionaires tax”. The court cited constitutional grounds in its ruling, ensuring the tax on high-profit financial assets will continue to be enforced.

[White Center Neighbors Plead for Help After Encampment Shooting] · KOMO News Residents in White Center are demanding action from city leadership following a shooting at a homeless encampment located in an alleyway shared by multiple apartments and townhomes along Delridge Way Southwest. Security video captured a suspect in black clothing walking into the camp and shooting a man, an escalation of violence that neighbors describe as the breaking point for their traumatized community.

Community & Lifestyle#

Seattle is aiming to revitalize its local film industry by encouraging more TV commercial production in the city, an initiative expected to create jobs and generate $10 million in revenue for local businesses. In sports, the Seattle Mariners formally retired Hall of Famer Randy Johnson’s #51 jersey at T-Mobile Park over the weekend, with plans to erect a statue of the legendary pitcher next year. Meanwhile, in West Seattle, locals gathered to hold a mock funeral for a long-closed Taco Bell on California Avenue SW, bidding a quirky farewell to the neighborhood’s last location of the fast-food chain.