Published: Friday, March 8, 2013, 5:56 p.m.
Woman sought in Seattle shooting arrested
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SEATTLE -- Police say the woman suspected of wounding a man in a shooting in a Seattle parks department building has been arrested.
Police say the woman was arrested in Burien, a suburb south of Seattle, after they surrounded a house.
Television footage showed members of a SWAT team surrounding the house before she was taken into custody.
The woman fled from the shooting scene in north Seattle on Friday afternoon.
Wounded was 65-year-old Bill Keller. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical but stable condition with a shot to the chest.
Seattle police identified the suspect as 46-year-old Carolyn Piksa, an employee of the Parks and Recreation Department.
Police initially characterized the shooting as workplace violence. The motive is being investigated.
Police say the woman was arrested in Burien, a suburb south of Seattle, after they surrounded a house.
Television footage showed members of a SWAT team surrounding the house before she was taken into custody.
The woman fled from the shooting scene in north Seattle on Friday afternoon.
Wounded was 65-year-old Bill Keller. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical but stable condition with a shot to the chest.
Seattle police identified the suspect as 46-year-old Carolyn Piksa, an employee of the Parks and Recreation Department.
Police initially characterized the shooting as workplace violence. The motive is being investigated.
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