Police: At least 5 people shot during disturbance in Pioneer Square
Jan 27, 2014, 8:46 AM | Updated: 1:38 pm
Police now believe that as many as five people were shot during a disturbance in Seattle’s Pioneer Square early Monday morning.
One woman was hospitalized in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the face. At least four others showed up to Harborview Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, according to the Seattle Police Department.
An officer on patrol in the neighborhood heard the gunfire around 1:10 a.m. As the officer responded, a woman fleeing the scene in a beige sedan struck the patrol car and a vehicle parked on the street.
No one was injured in the crash, but police detained the female driver for questioning.
Meanwhile, officers located a woman lying on the ground near the 2nd Avenue Extension South and South Main Street. She had been shot in the jaw and was transported to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
A second, male victim showed up at the hospital about 15 minutes later with a gunshot wound to the foot. The vehicle that dropped him off was stopped on MLK Jr. Way South and the occupants were detained for questioning.
Two other vehicles were stopped in connection with the incident. The occupants were also detained by police.
Homicide and CSI detectives continue to sort out details.
