SeattlePoliceDepartment
Case
Investigation
Report
CaseInvestigation
Report:
2012-162946
CertiJ1cati011for
DetermiJJatkro
olProbable
CauseThatAaronSausman
#6089
isaDetectivewiththeSeattle
Police
Department
andhas
reviewed
theinvestigationconductedinSeattle
PoliceDepartment
Casenumber2012-162946.Thereis
probable
cause
to
believe
thatWilliamAnthonyDiazHIMI070292committedthecrimeof
AssaultandUPFA
within
theCityof
Seattle,
CountyofKing,StateofWashington,Thisbeliefis
.predicatedonthe
following
facts
and
circumstances..
On
OS/2612012,
at
1900
hours,WilliamA.
Diaz
H/MJ070292
was
walking
onthe
sidewalk
near
theSpaceNeedle
atthe
SeattleCenter
tum
around
(400blockBroad
St).Anothermaleaskedhimifhewasfrom"Yaks"or"Yanks."Diazdidnot
knowthisperson,andhekeptwalking.AsDiazcontinuedto
walk,
hewasstruckintheheadwithaskateboard.Diazpulledarevolverfromhispocket,andhefired
fourbulletstowardthemalewhohadjuststruckhim.Themale
with
the
skateboardandanothermalewererunningsouthboundtoward
4th
AvetBl'oadSt.WhenDiaz
fired
atthemales,oneof
the
bulletsstruck
a
victimstandingonthe
sidewalkon
Broad
St.RyanM.BurrWIMJ032179was
waiting
to
crossBroad
Streetwhen
he
was
struckintheright
calf.
Thebulletwentinto
his
legand
exited.
Thesuspect
with
the
skateboard
andanothermaleobservedwith
him
fled
the
scene.
Victim/Burr
wastreatedatthescene
by
SFD,
and
hewaslatertransported
toHM:Cforfurthertreatment.
Officers
broadcasta
description
oftheshooter.
SuspectIDiazrannorthbound
thru
the
Seattle
Center
and
intothe
food
court.Hewastakenintocustody.Officerslecateda.22caliberrevolver
in
Dlaz'spocket.
Thegunhadfouremptycasingsaridtwolivebullets
in
the
cylinder
ofthe
revolver.
Thesuspectwasalsotransportedto
Illv1G.
Dlaahadalarge
wound
tohislefteyebrow.WhileenroutetoHMC,OfficerCollierread
Diaz
hisrights
which
he
statedheunderstood.Witness/Brownwaspresentduringthesuspectbeingread
his
rights..
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I
contacted
Witness/Sweeneyatthe
scene.
He
saidheheard
anoise,and
when
he
lookedover,hesawone
male
holdinga
skateboard
asifhehadjusthitsomeone.There
was
another
maleheobserved
bleedingfromhisface;
The
bloodymalethen
pulled
a.gun
andfired4~5shots.Hestatedthemalewiththeskateboardand
,