SEATTLE — One person was shot and injured near a busy downtown Seattle intersection only a few blocks away from Pike Place Market Wednesday afternoon, according to the Seattle Police Department (SPD).
Around 2:10 p.m. Wednesday, multiple 911 callers reported a shooting at 3rd Avenue and Pike Street, according to SPD. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the hip at the scene. The victim, identified as a 31-year-old man, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition.
Witnesses told police the victim and the suspect were in an argument that escalated before the shooting. Someone who was with the victim also may have exchanged fire with the suspect, according to police. One Metro bus was damaged in the shooting.
The victim was found to be in possession of a handgun, 14 grams of heroin, three grams of methamphetamine and 82 fentanyl pills, according to police.
Police have not said whether a suspect has been identified or if anyone is in custody for the shooting.
Seattle police said detectives with the gun violence reduction unit are still investigating the incident.