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Detectives investigating fatal weekend shooting in Belltown

Sep 12, 2022, 11:33 AM | Updated: Oct 19, 2022, 4:35 pm

(Photo courtesy of Seattle Police Department)...

(Photo courtesy of Seattle Police Department)

(Photo courtesy of Seattle Police Department)

Police are currently investigating the death of a man who was shot and killed in a vehicle in the Denny Triangle neighborhood Sunday evening.

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At 8:30 p.m., police responded to 7th Avenue and Lenora Street for reports of a shooting and found an adult male victim with a gunshot wound. Police and firefighters attempted life-saving measures, but Seattle Fire Department medics declared the 48-year-old man deceased at the scene.

SPD’s Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded to process the scene for evidence. Homicide Detectives will lead the ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information about this incident should call the Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.

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