(Added: Photo by Tim Durkan)
3:15 PM: SPD and SFD are at the scene of a shooting in the 9400 block of 27th SW, just north of Roxbury. They’re searching for a suspect, though we haven’t heard a description yet, and one person is reported injured, being taken to Harborview Medical Center. Officers have reported that the casings they’ve found at the scene “are from a long gun.”
3:20 PM: The shooter is believed to have left the scene in a black car last seen headed east on Roxbury.
3:37 PM: No word yet on the condition of the victim. Added a photo above – note the multitude of casing markers in the shadows on the ground.
4:31 PM: SFD tells WSB the victim is a 31-year-old man, assessed in serious condition when transported. Archived radio exchanges include police reporting that he was shot multiple times.
9:26 PM: Police have just added a short summary to SPD Blotter, with a few additional details:
At 2:57 p.m., a caller reported gunfire in the [9400] block of 27th Avenue Southwest. Officers arrived, found the man with multiple gunshot wounds to his left arm and leg, and provided medical aid. Seattle Fire Department medics transported him to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.
Bullets also struck two vehicles and a building. Officers searched the area but did not locate the suspect or any involved vehicle.
Detectives with the Gun Violence Reduction Unit are leading the investigation and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Seattle Police Department’s Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
Incident Number: 2025-277371
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