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Young man fatally shot on Third Avenue in Seattle, investigation underway

Mar 3, 2022, 5:53 AM | Updated: 10:59 am

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Seattle police are investigating after a shooting downtown on March 2, 2022, left one person dead. (Photo courtesy of SPD Blotter)

(Photo courtesy of SPD Blotter)

An investigation is underway after a shooting in downtown Seattle on Wednesday evening left one person dead.

Seattle police officers responded to a shooting in the 1500 block of Third Avenue just after 7 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found a male victim who appeared to be in his late teens or early 20s with a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Officers began first aid, then transferred care to Seattle Fire Department medics. The victim was transferred to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, where he later died from his injuries.

Homicide detectives were at the scene, along with detectives with SPD’s Crime Scene Investigation Unit.

Anyone with information should call the Violent Crime Tip Line at 206-233-5000.

This comes days after another shooting on Third Avenue and Pine Street on Feb. 27. The victim in Sunday’s shooting died at the scene.

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