Police fatally shoot suspect firing rifle from Seattle apartment window

A suspect shot by police in Capitol Hill early Friday morning has died from his injuries.

Police shot at the suspect after being called to his Capital Hill apartment building. The suspect had been firing a rifle out his window.

Officers arrived at the apartment at 23rd Avenue and East John Street and returned fire, striking the suspect.

Streets around the area were blocked off due to police activity, but shortly before 7 a.m. many of those streets reopened to public access.