A woman, Rose Sanchez, reveals her unnerving experience with Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, who allegedly pulled a gun on her family in 1996 while she was eight months pregnant. During a late-night encounter outside an Iowa casino, Harrell confronted Sanchez and her husband over a parking dispute, which escalated when he allegedly pointed a silver pistol at them, a detail supported by police reports and witness accounts.
The incident, which resulted in Harrell’s arrest on charges of aggravated assault and concealed weapon possession, raises questions about his actions at the time and the subsequent narrative shift in his accounts over the years. While Harrell asserts he did not threaten the family and attributes the encounter to tension around his recent appointment amid death threats, Sanchez asserts the incident was terrifying and leaves readers curious about the implications of such events on his political career.
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