Teen shot in Seattle's Sand Point neighborhood

Seattle Police investigate shooting in Sand Point neighborhood

Police are investigating a shooting that happened in Seattle's Sand Point neighborhood early Friday morning.

SEATTLE - Police are investigating after a teenage boy was shot in Seattle’s Sand Point neighborhood Friday morning.

According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), at around 2:30 a.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting near the corner of Sand Point Way NE and NE 74th St.

When the police arrived, they found a 16-year-old boy suffering from two gunshot wounds to the chest.

Seattle Fire crews arrived, treated the teenager, and took him to Harborview Medical Center. He was reportedly in stable condition.

The teenager told police that he was walking past a bus stop in the Northgate area when he was shot by someone he did not know. Soon after, a friend of the victim picked him up and drove him to the Sand Point area where he met with police and first responders.

Police searched the area where the shooting happened, but they could not find the crime scene.

The SPD’s Gun Violence Reduction Unit is now investigating the circumstances leading up to the shooting. No suspects have been identified.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.