 The case has been referred to the Seattle Office of Police Accountability. Barton is a 36-year police department veteran. He remains on the force. People who live near Aurora Avenue North are at a loss to explain a rash of gun violence. Como 4's Michelle Esteban reports from the scene of a gun battle Sunday night along Aurora and 98th. People just come down the street and just start shooting and just, you know, just blazing. It's kind of ridiculous. It's just indiscriminate shooting all over the place all the time.