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One man was killed in a shooting near 9th and Columbia earlier tonight. The man, who is apparently in his late teens or early twenties, was shot in the torso at about 9:15. Police were searching for a was wearing a nylon over his head folowing the shooting, and we’re told the victim may have also returned fire, although police haven’t confirmed this.
At the scene, SPD spokesman Jeff Kappel says the victim was found laying in the street next to a black Nissan. Kappel says the man died at scene. The suspect or susoects are still at large.
The incident took place less than a half-mile from where another man was shot in an apparent robbery last Friday.
Earlier this evening an off-duty officer also reported hearing shots near Rainier Avenue South and South Henderson Street at about 5:30 p.m. Patrol units in the area found a 28-year-old man who’d been shot in the leg. He was transported to Harborview with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police believe the shooter fled in a dark-colored 1980’s 4-door sedan. No arrests have been made.
UPDATE: More shots fired.
Police in South Seattle are also investigating reports of gunfire. Police and neighbors heard between 10-14 shots near 51st and Rainier around 11:00 p.m. A motorist reported that one of their tires was shot out. At first, police thought the shots were fired from a BB gun, but it appears they now believe someone was firing a .45 caliber handgun. Officers are looking for a group of 10-15 teens and young men, who split up near 59th and S. Pilgrim. Police recovered a gun about a block away.
Additional reporting by Chris Kissel
