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Seattle’s Lewis Park Cleared Out, Closed Due to Drug and Criminal Activity

Jonathan Choe
August 5, 2026
Community Impact, Drug Epidemic, Governance, Street Report
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Community Impact
Drug Epidemic
Governance
Street Report

Developing

As I first reported last month, the notorious Lewis Park drug den in Seattle is finally being shut down.

This morning, city crews and cops booted everyone off the premises.

Socialist Mayor Katie Wilson has allowed this hell hole to fester for months.

Honduran fentanyl dealers used the deep woods and cover of darkness to prey on addicts.

Multiple women were sexually assaulted. Fires raged out of control.

The question now, where is everyone headed?

We Heart Seattle is on the ground doing outreach. This is a developing story.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth & Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.