SEATTLE — Feb. 6, 2020 update: Seattle police said gang detectives identified and arrested a 21-year-old suspect in Sunday’s Alki beach shooting.
Investigators said the suspect was arrested Wednesday in Snohomish County.
He will be booked into the King County Jail for investigation of assault.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Our original report from Feb. 2, 2020 below:
Police are investigating after a man was shot and injured early Sunday at Alki Beach.
Officers responded to reports of someone shot in the 2600 block of Alki Avenue Southwest. Witnesses told them that the 21-year-old victim was approached by a group of men while he was sitting at a fire pit.
Detectives are investigating after a 21-year-old man was shot and injured in the Alki neighborhood early Sunday morning. https://t.co/mHJDWIfjJU
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) February 2, 2020
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The witnesses said that there was then a fight, and shots were fired and the group scattered.
The victim suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his head and was taken to Harborview Medical Center by medics.
Gang unit detectives are now investigating.
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