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Shelter-in-place lifted at Seattle schools after shooting
Mar 16, 2016, 2:22 PM | Updated: 3:04 pm
Several Seattle schools sheltered place after a man was shot in the hand while in a parking lot in Rainier Beach. (KIRO 7)
(KIRO 7)
Seattle police are investigating a shooting at a Rainier Beach parking lot on Wednesday.
Witnesses reported hearing shots fired in the area of 9200 Rainier Ave S. just before 2 p.m. Officers found a 22-year-old victim in the parking lot suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the hand.
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Seattle Police at 9200 Rainer…bullet holes in the hood of this car pic.twitter.com/SfNj3rchJz
— ScottKIRO7 (@ScottTogKIRO7) March 16, 2016
The shooting prompted five nearby schools — South Lake High School, South Shore PK-8, Dunlap Elementary School, Rainier Beach High School, and Emerson Elementary — to shelter in place. The shelter-in-place was lifted around 3 p.m.
Witnesses described a car speeding away after the shooting. Officers found the car after it had crashed with a gun inside.
Police described the suspect as a black male wearing a red sweatshirt.
