Shooting outside nightclub in Pioneer Square leaves 1 man dead, 2 others injured
SEATTLE - One person is dead and another two were injured after an early morning shooting Sunday in Pioneer Square.
According to investigators with the Seattle Police Department (SPD), officers responded to the 100 block of South Washington Street shortly before 2 a.m. and found a man and woman with gunshot wounds.
SPD said first aid was provided to the victims and both were transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious, but stable condition.
Police were also sent to Virginia Mason Medical Center where another male victim was taken by a woman. The victim was immediately transferred to Harborview, where he died.
FOX 13 spoke to witnesses who said the shooting happened outside the OHM Nightclub. One woman described hearing several shots and then seeing a lot of police activity.
"I was outside smoking a cigarette when I heard the gunfire," said the female witness. "It was a drive-by shooting."
Other people in the area said SPD was on scene collecting evidence until 8 in the morning.
"It’s scary," said one woman who works in the area. "I asked police what happened, and they told me one person was dead. This area isn’t safe."
An apparent drive-by shooting on the same block on Christmas Eve left five people injured.
5 injured in shooting near Pioneer Square park
Seattle police are investigating what led up to a shooting that left five people injured in Pioneer Square over the weekend.
It’s unclear if the two incidents are related.
Homicide Unit detectives are investigating Sunday’s case, working to determine what let up to the shooting. So far, there is no suspect description.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.