SEATTLE — Police are investigating a fatal shooting in Seattle’s Rainier Valley that killed one man and sent two others to the hospital.
The shooting occurred on Rainier Avenue South at South Garden Street near a Shell gas station about 12:15 a.m. Tuesday.
One man, 45, died at the scene. Two others, ages 47 and 50, were taken to Harborview Medical Center with gunshot wounds. They are expected to survive.
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Police have not said whether the men who were shot had weapons or if there are any outstanding suspects.
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More than 20 evidence markers were at the scene where Rainier Avenue South was blocked while investigators gathered evidence. The street reopened shortly before 6 a.m.
The area has been the scene of other violent crimes. A man was shot in the face after an argument in June. The same month, a 19-year-old pregnant woman was shot while waiting at a bus stop, causing her to lose the baby.