11:45 PM: Police and SFD are arriving at what’s reported as the scene of a shooting in the 7700 block of 11th SW [vicinity map]. Updates to come.
11:48 PM: One victim is reported to have multiple gunshot wounds. Officers just told dispatch the shooting “may have happened at Riverview Playfield,” so they’re going there to look for evidence.
11:54 PM: Medics reported over emergency radio that the victim was shot in the torso and rump. So far, no information about circumstances nor any description of who did it. Police are still trying to figure out exactly where it happened, suspecting it was someplace other than where the victim was found.
12:13 AM: Officers report finally having found “the scene: Near 12th/Holden. They say a witness told them two SUVs sped out of the area shortly after the gunfire, including a white one with its rear window shot out.
12:52 AM: Our photographer says the police, while he was there, were searching around the residential buildings on the south side of the 12th/Holden intersection.
8:43 AM: No update from police yet but SFD just told us the victim is 18 years old and that he was in serious condition when transported to Harborview Medical Center.
11:11 AM: Here’s what we obtained from SPD:
On 6/3/2026 at approximately 11:37 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired near Riverview Playfield. While dispatched officers were on the way an update was received, that family members reported that an 18-year-old man arrived at his home in the 7700 block of 11th Avenue Southwest, with two gunshot wounds to the torso. Officers located the victim and provided aid. The man would not provide any details about the shooting. Seattle Fire Department arrived and transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center (HMC) in serious condition. Later officers located a shooting scene near 12th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Holden Street. Officers processed the scene and canvassed the area for possible video footage.
Gun Violence Reduction Unit responded to HMC and interviewed the victim. Once again, he did not provide details about the incident.
The victim remains in stable condition. No suspect currently in custody.
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