Crime

Seattle Shooting Suspect Previously Drove Van Into Trump Supporter Tent in Florida Incident

Joy Ale
August 6, 2025

The man recently charged with shooting a wheelchair-using veteran near Seattle’s waterfront has resurfaced in national headlines, this time for a violent altercation in Washington state. The suspect, Gregory William Timm, is now facing a first-degree felony assault charge in King County.

Although he has no criminal convictions on record in Washington, Timm’s name is not unfamiliar to national news. Back in 2020, while in Jacksonville, Florida, he was involved in a politically charged incident that gained widespread attention, including a direct response from then-President Donald Trump. Timm had driven a van into a tent occupied by Trump supporters, an act that, though it left no one injured, caused significant alarm.

In court proceedings for the Florida case, Timm openly stated he believed it was his “duty to say something,” and felt that the Trump administration was escaping accountability because “we were rolling over and taking it.” That act led to a conviction for criminal mischief in 2021, a second-degree misdemeanor under Florida law.

King County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Casey McNerthney explained that whether the Florida conviction will factor into Timm’s current case hinges on whether that ruling still stands. If the conviction has been vacated, it “won’t be found because it’s no longer considered a conviction,” McNerthney clarified.

Timm’s recent charge stems from a shooting near 1101 Alaskan Way, where he allegedly confronted and then shot a man in a wheelchair following an argument over military service legitimacy.

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