Police search for suspects in fatal U-District shooting
Jun 25, 2024, 9:06 AM
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Police are investigating what led up to a shooting death in Seattle’s University District (U-District) Monday night.
Officers were called to Pasadena Place Northeast and Northeast 42nd Street shortly after 9:30 p.m. after reports of gunfire. Responding officers found a man with a gunshot wound. After administering aid, the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The man was not identified and no suspects were arrested. The Seattle Police Homicide Unit is investigating.
U-District has been plagued by shootings this year.
In February, a man walking with his bike was suddenly struck by gunfire.
Police received a report about a shooting in the 4300 block of 7th Avenue Northeast. Callers heard shots in the area, followed by someone yelling. When officers arrived, they located a man on the off-ramp to 45th Avenue Northeast with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his leg.
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Also, a woman was hit with gunfire in the 5200 block of 22nd Avenue Northeast. Police arrived and located the 20-year-old with a gunshot wound to the leg.
The woman was approached by an unidentified suspect before the unprovoked shooting. An empty vehicle and building were also hit by gunfire.
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