A man in his 30s was left seriously wounded after being shot in Seattle's Northgate neighborhood, an incident now under investigation by the Seattle Police Department's Robbery Unit. According to reports from the SPD's official blog, the attack took place shortly before 5:30 p.m. in the 11000 block of Roosevelt Way Northeast.
Arriving in response to a flurry of 911 calls, officers found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. In a scenario that unfolded with harrowing swiftness, police delivered immediate aid before the arrival of the Seattle Fire Department, which whisked the man to Harborview Medical Center where he remains serious but stable.
Details surrounding the shooting are still emerging, but eyewitness accounts suggest that the victim had entered a green sedan, only to be embroiled in a violent confrontation. The male was shot and pushed from what was described as a green sedan. After the incident, the suspect made a quick escape in the vehicle without being identified by onlookers.
While the night cloaked the fleeing car, detectives are now peeling back the layers of evidence processed at the scene. The SPD has yet to point the finger at any suspects, and the Robbery Unit detectives' ongoing efforts hope to clarify the motive and events that culminated in this brazen act of violence.
The Seattle Police Department urges anyone with information about the case to come forward. If anyone has information regarding this investigation, SPD encouraged them to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000. The community's help could be crucial in tracing the suspect's movements and in providing answers to a shooting that scarred an otherwise ordinary city block.
