Homicide detectives investigating early morning Pioneer Square shooting

Homicide detectives are conducting an investigation following a shooting that left one man dead early Sunday morning at Occidental Avenue South and South Washington Street.

Police said that, just before 2:30 a.m., officers were in the area monitoring bar closing when they heard several shots fired. Officers responded to the area and found a man lying in the parking lot, shot in the head. The victim, in his 20s, was rushed to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The man died from his injuries at the hospital.  Homicide and Crime Scene Investigators responded to the location and began processing the scene. Police say this is an active and on-going investigation.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Seattle Police violent crime tip line at (206) 233-5000.

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