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Daniel Jolliffe

Gender : Male

Age : 53

Race : White

Date : 06/20/2025

Location : 32nd Avenue East and East Madison Street

City : Seattle

County : King

State : Washington

Agency : Seattle Police Department, SWAT

Officer(s) : Leonardo  Bassi  Rodriguez

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Seattle Police Department officers responded around 4:51 a.m. to a domestic violence call at 32nd Avenue East and East Madison Street. Officers found a woman with a gunshot wound to her lower back who collapsed into their arms. While officers provided aid, Daniel Jolliffe fired multiple shots from an upstairs window at officers and the victim. Officer Leonardo Bassi Rodriguez returned fire and struck Jolliffe. SPD set a perimeter and engaged SWAT and Hostage Negotiation Team efforts. Jolliffe fired at a drone, barricaded inside, and ignored commands. After roughly an hour, SWAT used a robot and explosive charge to breach. Officers found Jolliffe unresponsive in a bedroom. King County Medical Examiner later ruled the death as suicide by self-inflicted gunshot wound, not by police fire. The woman was transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious but stable condition. SPD Force Investigation Team, Office of Police Accountability, and Office of Inspector General opened investigations. Officer Rodriguez was placed on administrative leave and body-worn video was released within 72 hours.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/police-shooting-seattle-washington-park
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/suspect-sought-following-police-shooting-seattle/OR2US5FSNBEZ7DYMYH6HDGYO2Q/
https://komonews.com/news/local/police-activity-32nd-ave-e-madison-seattle-washington-park-domestic-violence-call-woman-shot
https://news.yahoo.com/suspect-dead-seattle-police-shooting-150734932.html
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/seattle-police-fatally-shoot-suspect-after-woman-shot-in-washington-park-neighborhood/