SEATTLE — At least six people were injured in three separate shootings in South Seattle overnight, according to police.
Just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, the Seattle Police Department (SPD) reported that they were investigating a shooting along South Lander Street in Seattle’s South Downtown (SODO) neighborhood.
KIRO 7 sent a crew to the scene last night and found that the shooting either occurred on or near a King County Metro bus. The shooting also happened just blocks from Seattle Stadium, otherwise known as Lumen Field, where Seattle’s final FIFA World Cup match was set to happen less than 24 hours later.
On Monday morning, SPD confirmed that people started calling 911 at 10:15 p.m. Sunday to report that shots had been fired at a Metro bus. Police quickly arrived and found a 39-year-old man with three gunshot wounds to the back sitting in the back of the bus. Seattle Fire Department medics took him to Harborview Medical Center, where he is being treated for his injuries.
A witness told police that the incident began when the suspect, a six-foot-tall black male wearing glasses, a white shirt, and black jeans, thought someone on the bus may have stolen his property. The suspect got off the bus at a stop along South Lander Street and began shooting at the back of the bus, hitting the victim.
Detectives are working with King County Metro to review any video that may have been recorded on the bus. If you have any information that could lead to an arrest, you’re asked to call the tip line at 206-233-5000.
Later that same night, at around 1:20 a.m., SPD responded to reports of a shooting along Swift Avenue South in the Georgetown neighborhood.
On Monday morning, SPD sent out a news release confirming the shooting, which reportedly happened at a house party.
Police arrived after multiple witnesses called 911 to report the shooting and found “many people fleeing the area and others attempting to help victims.”
According to SPD, three shooting victims were initially found at the home, and a fourth was taken to a nearby hospital by friends. The victims, aged 18, 18, 17, and 16, are all being treated for gunshot wounds, SPD says.
Detectives are reviewing physical and video evidence and speaking with witnesses to determine what led up to the shooting. Anyone with information can call the SPD tip line at 206-233-5000. SPD added that if no one answers, leave a message, and someone will reach out to you.
Hours later, SPD began investigating a third shooting along South Walker Street in Seattle’s Atlantic neighborhood. A 34-year-old man was reportedly found at the scene with gunshot wounds to “both shoulders, the abdomen and lower back.”
While the investigation is ongoing, police report that the victim, with a partner, was involved in an altercation with a separate, unknown individual inside a tent close to South Walker Street and 24th Avenue, just before the shooting occurred.
The man was transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition. Police urge anyone with information to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
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