Fight outside nightclub leads to shooting in Pioneer Square
May 12, 2025, 6:11 AM
A fight outside of a Seattle nightclub lead to a shooting in Pioneer Square. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
(Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)
A shooting over the weekend outside a Pioneer Square-area nightclub in Seattle’s downtown neighborhood resulted in two people injured. Two teenage suspects were subsequently arrested.
According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), the shooting happened at approximately 2:30 a.m. May 10, near Second Ave. S. and S. Main Street. According to multiple officers, a group of people were fighting outside of a nightclub when the shooting broke out.
Two people injured in the shooting
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Responding officers found a man who had been shot in the leg. The victim was then taken to Harborview Medical Center. A second victim from the shooting was sent to Swedish Hospital in First Hill after suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower back.
Two people were detained at the scene for questioning. SPD also recovered a gun used in the shooting.
An 18-year-old and a 16-year-old were arrested for two counts of first-degree assault.
This is the second violent incident that occurred outside of a nightclub in less than a week. On May 4, two people were stabbed after an altercation outside a nightclub. SPD stated the incidents are not related.
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