Woman, 8-year-old hurt in drive-by shooting at South Seattle park
8-year-old girl, elderly woman shot in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood
Seattle police are investigating a shooting that left an 8-year-old girl and a 76-year-old woman injured in the Rainier Beach neighborhood Thursday evening.
SEATTLE - Two people, including an eight-year-old girl, were hurt in a drive-by shooting at a South Seattle park Thursday night.
What we know:
According to Seattle police, officers responded to the shooting around 7 p.m. at Be'er Sheva Park in the Rainier Beach neighborhood, at 55th Avenue South and South Cloverdale Street.
Police said the park was very busy at the time, and multiple suspects drove by and randomly fired shots at park goers.
One bullet grazed an eight-year-old's jaw. She was treated by crews with the Seattle Fire Department before a parent took her to a nearby hospital.
The second victim, a 76-year-old woman, later arrived at a nearby fire station with a gunshot wound. She was treated by medics and transported herself to Harborview Medical Center.
Both victims had non-life-threatening injuries.
Detectives determined that the suspect fired multiple shots from a car traveling along Seward Park Avenue South before fleeing the scene. As of Friday morning, no arrests had been made.
The police department’s Gun Violence Reduction Unit is working to determine what led up to the shooting.
What you can do:
Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000 and reference incident number 2025-116806.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
2 hurt in drive-by shooting at South Seattle park
Two people, including an eight-year-old, were hurt in a drive-by shooting at a South Seattle park Thursday night.
The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Police Department.
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