Man dead, juvenile injured by shooting in South Seattle
Police investigating pair of deadly South Seattle shootings
Seattle police are investigating two separate deadly shootings that happened early Sunday morning in South Seattle. Two men were killed in shootings that happened about a five-minute drive from each other. Detectives are working to determine if the cases are connected.
SEATTLE - A man is dead, and a minor has been injured following a shooting in South Seattle on Sunday morning.
Timeline:
Seattle police officers say they responded to a shooting scene just after 4 a.m. on Aug. 3 in the area of 1st Avenue South and South Dakota Street.
A juvenile was shot in the leg and an adult man was shot in the chest. While the younger victim is in hospital and expected to survive, the other victim died of his injuries at Harborview Medical Center.
Detectives report that multiple guns were recovered from the scene and one person was transported to the police headquarters for questioning.
In a statement on Sunday afternoon, Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes said the shooting "stemmed from an unauthorized and unregulated gathering, which culminated in the loss of another community member."
On Monday, the man who died in the shooting was identified as a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier.
What you can do:
If anyone has information, they are asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
The Source: Information in thisstory came from the Seattle Police Department.
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