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Thread: Six Black Teen Boys Murdered Since Seattle Public Schools Pulled Police

Prior to pulling police, last high school shooting death was in 1996…All post 2020 murders remain unsolved

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Feb 02, 2026
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Local gangs gathered to mourn the loss of members over the weekend, providing a stark image of the types of forces existing in the SPS high school community. SPS stubbornly refuses to return police to campus despite requests from principals and students.

Thoughts on the murder of two Rainier Beach students outside Rainier Beach High School Friday.

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Let’s fix this. SOUTH SEATTLE — Two Rainier Beach students were murdered outside Rainier Beach High School yesterday, the 5th and 6th Black teens shot to death since SPS removed police from their campuses. No charges have been brought in any of the murders. (cont)
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Seattle Police Assistant Chief Tyrone Davis gave an update on the double fatal shooting in the Rainier Beach neighborhood on Friday afternoon. The exact ages of the victims are not yet known, but he said they were "two young males." Police believe the shooting was targeted and
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…the two RBHS students were set to graduate this June. The murders are gang-related. Both teens claimed GD, specifically the Central District’s prominent DWTC subset. One of the two also has GGG ties, sources close to the scene tell J425.
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After the previous four shooting deaths, SPS has refused to bring police back on campus, despite direct requests from the Garfield principal & student body. At RBHS, cops were initially replaced by RBHS Principal Annie Patu’s sister Marty Jackson & her SE Network SafetyNet…
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…Marty Jackson turned out to be a poor choice for student safety: charges revealed her to be a fentanyl and weapons kingpin using the youth safety org as a front. She and four other members of her household were picked up by the Feds in October 2024.
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