Man shot in Pioneer Square

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SEATTLE - A man was injured in a shooting Wednesday morning in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, investigators said.

Before 8 a.m., officers responded after a 911 caller reported that a man was shot on First Avenue and Yesler Way.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his hip.

Police said the man declined medical treatment and told officers the shooting happened in a tent several blocks away.

He was taken to Harborview Medical Center and is stable.

According to police, several people were in the area but no one provided a description of the suspect or information about the shooting.

After searching the area, police couldn’t locate a crime scene.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police.