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Two men shot, killed in South Seattle parking lot

May 25, 2020, 8:51 AM

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Seattle police are searching for a suspect who shot and killed two men in a parking lot in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood on Saturday.

Police say a large group of people was in the Safeway parking lot in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South when a disturbance broke out around 6:20 p.m. Witnesses say the group fled in all directions when shots rang out. The two victims remained.

Seattle Fire took both men to Harborview Medical Center. They were both declared deceased prior to arriving to the hospital.

Police have not released a suspect description. Homicide and Gang Unit detectives are investigating.

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