SEATTLE — Alki Beach and Golden Gardens will close an hour earlier this summer, according to the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department.
The parks will be open from 4 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. starting May 26 through Sept. 3. The parks will return to their normal closing time of 11:30 p.m. on Sept. 4.
Parks and Recreation staff will start closing down the beaches at 10 p.m. with the help of the Seattle Police Department.
This is the second time Parks and Recreation has introduced shortened hours at the two parks. The department hopes the shortened hours will assist in addressing "dangerous and/or illegal behavior typical of summer evening uses at these two parks in response to public input and nearby community complaints."
The announcement comes two days after a man was shot and killed near Alki Beach. A man was shot in the torso at Whale Tail Park around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. Officers and firefighters rendered first aid, but the man died at Harborview Medical Center.
RELATED: Man shot, killed near Alki Beach
Cars that were parked near Whale Tail Park were also struck by gunfire. No other injuries were reported.
The shortened hours are a pilot that will be reviewed by the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners after the summer is over in an effort to decide what the best operating hours are for the public. The review will include data collected through the pilot period, alongside public input, which people can provide online.