A Seattle Police Department Officer and a man were injured Friday morning when a domestic violence incident near Seattle’s Jose Rizal Park ended in shots exchanged between police and a woman who had barricaded herself inside an apartment.
In a press conference Friday afternoon and a statement released shortly afterward, SPD and SPD Interim Chief Sayles said police responded to calls about a domestic violence incident around 8 am.
When police arrived on the 900 block of Golf Drive South, they found a man with a laceration on his face. After the man was sent to the hospital, the department says officers attempted to enter the apartment of the woman involved in the altercation, but she had barricaded herself inside.
After obtaining a warrant, the department says officers entered the apartment and “at some point” an officer shot the suspect, injuring her.
According to Susan Gregg, Spokesperson for Harborview Medical Center, the woman was admitted in critical condition.
According to SPD, that same officer was injured by the suspect before she was taken into custody. SPD says the officer was not shot.
The department says King County’s Independent Force Investigation Team will look into the incident.
This is a developing story. KIRO 7 has a crew at the scene and will provide more information as it becomes available.