Frustrated residents call on governor to deal with Seattle's illegal Ship Canal encampment

Some residents in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood are appealing to Gov. Jay Inslee to step in and clear a homeless encampment that has been the scene of multiple fires and shootings.

The encampment, which sits on both sides of the I-5 express lanes at 42nd Street, is within a block of the John Stanford International Elementary School.

This weekend, Lars Christian, who lives near the encampment, sent a letter to Inslee and Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell asking for them to step in and spur action to clear the encampment.

There have been at least six fires in the encampment this month, and a man was fatally shot there last month.

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