Seattle Police Investigating Shooting Death Of Man Downtown

Seattle WA

28 February, 2022

2:34 PM

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SEATTLE, WA —Police are asking the public for information relating to the shooting death of a man Sunday afternoon in downtown Seattle, the Seattle Police Department said. According to police, at 12:38 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 3rd Avenue and Pine Street. The officers discovered a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in the 300 block of Pine Street. The officers and members of the Seattle Fire Department attempted life-saving measures, but the man was declared dead at the scene. The victim's name has not been released, nor have police speculated about a motive for the shooting. Homicide detectives and members of the SPD's Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded to the scene and collected evidence, according to authorities. The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.