Amazon is briefly relocating employees from the corporate’s downtown Seattle office after an uptick of violent crime rocked the world.
Roughly 1,800 employees are assigned to the office area on Third Avenue and Pine Street within the coronary heart of town, however most of the employees are nonetheless working remotely, Amazon said in a statement to KOMO News.
“Given recent incidents near 3rd (Ave) and Pine (St), we’re providing employees currently at that location with alternative office space elsewhere,” an Amazon spokesman stated in an emailed assertion to the outlet.
“We are hopeful that conditions will improve and that we will be able to bring employees back to this location when it is safe to do so.”
Recent violent crimes within the space embody the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy on March 2. The shooter remains to be at massive as of Monday, cops stated.
In one other horrible incident, a homeless man was reportedly stabbed in his sleep on March 4 proper across the nook from the Amazon office on Fourth Avenue.
A day later, police shot and killed an armed suspect who had rammed his automotive right into a federal constructing and fired a rifle within the downtown space.
The violent surge prompted the Seattle Police Department to set up a mobile precinct alongside Third Avenue, the place officers on bikes now repeatedly patrol the world.
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s office told Fox News he’s working to make the downtown safer, however it might take time.
“While it will take time to reverse longstanding safety issues, Mayor Harrell’s early efforts are critical first steps to address crime and improve safety through dedicated SPD officers, a mobile SPD precinct, and additional environmental changes,” the assertion stated.
“Mayor Harrell will continue to develop a comprehensive approach to public safety in collaboration with police and safety advocates, community members, service providers, and businesses, including Amazon, to activate, revitalize, and restore downtown for all.”
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