At approximately 1603 today (6/28/06), a man entered the Jewish Federation Center in downtown Seattle, announced that he was a Muslim-American who was angry at Israel, and started shooting. One person died at the scene, five were wounded, three critically. All of the victims were women who worked at the Center. Police then took him into custody. He has been identified as a 31 year old Pakistani from Pasco in Eastern Washington. At this time, police are characterizing this as a hate crime and that he acted alone. There is as yet no suspicion of any organized terrorist ties.
