As we reported on June 1st, a four-alarm fire destroyed the abandoned old Angle Lake School in SeaTac.

Now comes word that the fire’s origins, while a mystery for the last few weeks, was indeed arson, according to Chief Meyer of the SeaTac Fire Department.

Here’s a great Flickr slideshow of the blaze, taken by Photog “Cave Canem”:

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The school building was constructed in the 1930s, and had been unoccupied (other than transients, who are suspected in the arson) since 2005.

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• KIRO-TV

SEATAC – A man died after being shot in the head during a party in SeaTac Friday night.

Officers on the scene said the shooting took place at a home in the 2600 block of South 130th Place around 9:30pm.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately clear.

The victim died at the scene, and the gunman fled before officers arrived. Investigators are now interviewing witnesses to determine, among other details, whether the shooting was accidental.

The victim’s name was not released.

The gunman remains on the loose, and a description was not available.

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• KOMO News

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SEATAC - A gang member has been sentenced to over 16 years in prison on gun and drug charges after being busted for operating a fortified, booby-trapped drug-distribution compound in SeaTac.

Prosecutors say 25-year-old Israel Davis, of Bellevue, joined another man in dealing methamphetamine, as well as recruiting teens as young as 14 to get involved in their gang lifestyle.

U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour sentenced him on Friday.

The other man, Albert Barrientes, was sentenced to 20 years.

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• KING-TV

SEATAC – Carbon monoxide poisoning caused nine people to be rushed to the hospital Thursday night, including three police officers assisting other victims.

King County Sheriff’s spokesman John Urquhart said deputies responded to reports of a carbon monoxide leak at a home in the 4800 block of South 172nd before 9pm. They arrived to find six people who had already become sick from the gas.

Deputies learned the situation started when the driver of a taxi cab pulled into the home’s garage and left it running for an undetermined amount of time, allowing the gas to spread through the house.

A man and a woman who were inside at the time were overcome by the carbon monoxide within minutes and passed out. A third person who entered a house also passed out.

A short time later a woman and her two children arrived at the home and found the three unconscious. She and her children quickly fled the house and called 911.

While trying to help the residents, three SeaTac police officers also began to feel ill. The officers, the three unconscious people and the 911 caller and her children were all taken to the hospital.

Seven victims were taken to Harborview Medical Center and the rest were taken to Virginia Mason Medical Center. Their names are not known.

“We don’t know for sure, but it certainly looks like the three people in the house - most likely live there. The woman who came in a little later with her two kids lives in a house behind this residence,” Urquhart said.

Three of the victims are said to be in critical condition. All of the officers are said to be in satisfactory condition.

It is not known why the cab was left running in the garage, but investigators do not suspect foul play.

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• KOMO News

SEATAC – The cause of a four-alarm blaze that destroyed the vacant Angle Lake School on Saturday won’t be known for two or three more days, said Terri-Ann Betancourt, a spokeswoman for the Port of Seattle, which owns the property.

A crane will be brought to the site early in the week to aid in the investigation.

The building, in the 19200 block of 28th Avenue South, erupted in flames shortly before 6 pm Saturday, requiring a massive response by local firefighters.

Crews from Tukwila, Burien, Kent, the Port of Seattle and King County Fire District 20 joined firefighters in SeaTac to battle the blaze.

The roof of the builiding collapsed about 30 minutes after the first units arrived.

The Port of Seattle bought the property a few years ago with plans to demolish the building and use the land for airport operations,” said Betancourt.

Neighbors say the building has been boarded up for several years.

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• Seattle P-I