{"id":68317,"date":"2024-02-28T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/trooper-shot-in-kent-lucky-to-be-alive-according-to-sources\/"},"modified":"2024-02-28T12:28:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T20:28:00","slug":"trooper-shot-in-kent-lucky-to-be-alive-according-to-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/trooper-shot-in-kent-lucky-to-be-alive-according-to-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"Trooper shot in Kent ‘lucky to be alive,’ according to sources"},"content":{"rendered":"
Many in South King County know that Washington State Patrol Trooper Raymond Seaburg was shot in Kent after pursuing a possible DUI suspect that turned violent.<\/p>\n
What some may not know is that he is well known in Enumclaw, especially at the Enumclaw Police Department, having been posted at the local State Patrol office there for a number of years. <\/p>\n
While the Feb. 16 incident, which involved eight-time felon Jason Joshua Posada — who is now also charged with first-degree assault with a firearm enhancement, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm theft — was widely reported in Seattle-area media, two sources speaking on background said that the coverage hasn’t adequately painted how close Seaburg came to being killed.<\/p>\n
“He is lucky to be alive,” both said, verbatim.<\/p>\n
A GoFundMe account has been created to support Seaburg and his family, which includes a daughter and two twins.<\/p>\n
As of Feb. 27, more than 900 donations raised about $111,847 of the $125,000 goal in three days. Not only have King County friends, family, co-workers, and residents contributed to the fundraiser, but out-of-state law enforcement as well, from Ohio and South Carolina.<\/p>\n