SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle homicide detectives are investigating a shooting in the Lake City neighborhood that left one man dead and a woman injured Wednesday night.
At 5:21 p.m., 911 dispatchers received reports of a shooting in the 12000 block of 33rd Avenue Northeast.
When officers arrived, they found a 41-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Officers provided first aid until the Seattle Fire Department arrived.
Both victims were transported to Harborview Medical Center.
Despite life-saving efforts, the man succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The woman remains hospitalized in a stable condition and is being held for investigation of assault.
According to police, the shooting followed an altercation involving a third man, who ran from the scene shortly after the incident.
The suspect has not yet been located.
Detectives are working to determine the circumstances that led to the shooting.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Seattle Police Department’s Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
The investigation is ongoing.
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