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Man shot and killed inside South Seattle church

Mar 17, 2021, 5:43 PM | Updated: Mar 18, 2021, 5:06 am

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Emerald City Bible Fellowship in Seattle’s Rainier Valley. (Deedee Sun, KIRO 7 TV/Twitter)

(Deedee Sun, KIRO 7 TV/Twitter)

Seattle police are looking for a suspect who may be connected to a shooting at the Emerald City Bible Fellowship on Rainier Avenue in South Seattle. SPD says it believes it has identified the suspect and is searching for him.

KIRO 7 TV reporter Deedee Sun, who reported from the scene, says interim Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz reported that the person who was shot has died.

The victim was at an event in the church, police say, with about 40 people. The suspect came inside and got in an argument with the victim before shooting and killing him.

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