Seattle police investigate officer-involved shooting following domestic violence call
SEATTLE - Detectives are investigating after a domestic violence response escalated into a shooting involving an officer in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood Friday afternoon.
Police investigate officer-involved shooting in Beacon Hill
What we know:
The Seattle Police Department first announced the incident on social media at 12:28 p.m., saying that it happened near the corner of Golf Drive South and 14th Avenue South.
Officers responded to an apartment building when a man called 911 at about 8 a.m. to report a domestic violence assault.
Woman in custody, injured during incident
Authorities say the domestic violence incident resulted in an officer-involved shooting.
Officers found the man who called 911, and he had sustained a laceration during the assault. He was evaluated by Seattle fire medics and taken to the hospital.
Seattle police said the suspect barricaded herself inside the apartment, and then entered the unit after obtaining a warrant from a judge. Investigators said one officer opened fire and hit the suspect. The same officer was hurt by the suspect before she was taken into custody.
The Source: Information in this story comes from a social media post by the Seattle Police Department.
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