Intoxicated man in brawl fails to realize he was shot
Oct 22, 2012, 5:51 AM | Updated: 6:54 am
A man involved in a fight outside a bar in Seattle on Sunday was apparently so intoxicated he failed to realize he was shot.
The man had been arrested for misdemeanor assault after a large fight outside R Place Tavern on Capitol Hill. He’d sustained visible injuries to his nose but declined medical treatment. It was only when the man complained of back pain that his other injuries were discovered.
Officers found the man had been shot in the back. Police were aware of one suspect in the fray discharging a weapon, but it was believed at first the man had fired up into the air.
The suspect that fired the gun had been taken into police custody for reckless discharge of a weapon. Once it was determined the other man had been shot, the suspect was booked into King County Jail for felony assault.
Police say both suspects displayed visible signs of intoxication.
The case remains an active investigation.
