12:58 AM: Police are investigating gunfire in the High Point area with one person reported injured and another person reported their building was hit by a bullet. Believed to be related to all this, a car was crashed near the Southwest Precinct, with its occupants fleeing toward Home Depot, and officers reporting an “automatic rifle” left behind in that car. Some of the 911 callers had reported what sounded like automatic gunfire.
1:07 AM: The main shooting scene – where the victim was reported found – was in the Sylvan/Morgan/Lanham area. Besides investigating there, police also are still searching for the people who fled the car. The shooting victim is being taken to the hospital by SFD medics; the original dispatch described him as an “adult male, shot in the hip.”
1:19 AM: Officers told dispatch they’ve found casings in the street on Sylvan. Another group of officers report finding what’s believed to be clothing ditched by the shooter/accomplices in the 2400 block of SW Webster, which is about a block west of the precinct. … “More casings found at 31st/Morgan,” also reported. The builiding with the bullet was reported to be in the 6500 block of 35th SW.
1:39 AM: In the 6400 block of 31st SW, officers have found at least three cars damaged by gunfire.
2:25 AM: Another building was found hit by gunfire too.
8:55 AM: Here’s the summary Seattle Police have provided, saying the victim turned out to be a teenager:
Seattle police are investigating a shooting that left a 17-year-old boy injured early Thursday morning, June 25, in the High Point neighborhood. At about 12:48 a.m., dispatchers received multiple reports of rapid gunfire near Sylvan Way Southwest and Southwest Morgan Street. Officers arrived and found a17-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the hip area. Officers provided aid until Seattle Fire Department arrived. Medics transported the victim to Harborview Medical Center in serious but stable condition. Before officers located the victim, they found a suspect vehicle that had crashed and became disabled near Sylvan Way Southwest and Delridge Way Southwest. Multiple suspects were seen running from the vehicle through a nearby Home Depot parking lot. Officers cordoned off the area and searched for the suspects with assistance from the K-9 Unit. Despite their efforts, officers were unable to locate them. Police recovered the suspect vehicle and impounded it for processing. During the incident, gunfire struck at least three vehicles and two buildings. No other injuries were reported. Officers process(ed) multiple nearby scenes and recovered evidence before clearing the area. Detectives with the Gun Violence Reduction Unit will be leading the investigation.
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