One dead in fatal shooting at a gas station in North Seattle
Mar 13, 2024, 7:30 AM
The Arco gas station-turned crime scene on Aurora Avenue North and 105th Street. (Photo: Sam Campbell, KIRO Newsradio)
(Photo: Sam Campbell, KIRO Newsradio)
Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred at a gas station and convenience store in North Seattle.
The shooting happened at the Arco gas station on Aurora Avenue North and 105th Street shortly before 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to Seattle Police Department (SPD) spokesperson Shawn Weismiller. Officers in the area heard shots being fired and when they arrived, they found a man in his 30s with a fatal gunshot wound.
“The (officers) located a male with a gunshot wound and started CPR until Seattle Fire arrived,” Weismiller told KIRO Newsradio. “Despite life-saving efforts, the male, presumably in his late 30s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.”
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More than a dozen patrol cars responded and a K-9 unit was brought in to search the area. The large crime scene lasted until 4:30 a.m., with crime scene tape around the gas pumps and officers outside.
OVERNIGHT: This is the Arco where police say a man in his 30s was shot and killed last night.
SPD tells me officers heard the he was actually found inside this gas station. pic.twitter.com/YOfLYQrBVh
— Sam Campbell (@HeySamCampbell) March 13, 2024
SPD told KIRO Newsradio that the victim was found inside this gas station.
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Contributing: KIRO 7
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