Man's mother hit by bullet intended for him during dispute, Seattle Police say
SEATTLE - Police in West Seattle are searching for the person who fired a shot at a man that struck the target's mother instead.
Seattle Police were called around 1:30 a.m. to a home on SW Dawson St. near California Ave. When officers arrived, they found a 37-year-old woman leaning up against a car on the street.
Police said the 21-year-old man and his mother were talking to five people they knew inside of a car. During the dispute, one of the people in the car fired a gun at the man, missing him and striking his mother.
Firefighters said the woman was taken with non life-threatening injuries to Harborview Medical Center.
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