SEATTLE — A man was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in the Columbia City neighborhood of Seattle, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Just before noon on Monday, police responded to a report of a shooting in the 4400 block of Rainier Avenue South. Ephram Belay owns the restaurant next to the store where the shooting happened and said his wife called 911.
“Somebody shot him and then he come out blood from his neck and it was scary and then she just called 911,” he said. “This is a nice neighborhood, I’ve never seen anything like this since I’ve been here.”
According to police, a 56-year-old man was shot in the chest. He was transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.
Rainbow Manier owns a store three doors down and said she’s shocked this happened in their neighborhood.
“It’s just tragic that this can occur in such a split second, it’s devastating,” Manier said.
Belay and Manier said the man who was shot is a fellow business owner. Police said the male suspect shot the man during an attempted robbery.
Police are searching for the suspect, using a K9 team to assist.
Detectives responded to the scene and are investigating the incident.
No arrests have been made.
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