Man in wheelchair shot in chest in downtown Seattle
SEATTLE - Seattle police are investigating after a man in a wheelchair was shot in the chest Thursday afternoon.
What we know:
It happened on Alaskan Way near Pier 55 in downtown Seattle around 4:30 p.m.
The victim, a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.
According to investigators, there was a verbal argument between the victim and the suspect before the shooting.
Police said the victim got upset when the suspect took one of his items, then pulled out a knife and lunged toward the suspect while in his wheelchair. The suspect then shot the victim.
Police arrested the suspect, who was later booked into the King County Jail on suspicion of investigation of assault.
The Source: Information in this story came from the Seattle Police Department and Seattle Fire Department.
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