Seattle Police are investigating a shooting that injured a 47-year-old man early Friday morning in the Greenwood neighborhood of North Seattle.
At 12:49 a.m., a caller reported a shooting near North 102nd Street and Aurora Avenue North. Officers arrived and found a man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. They provided lifesaving aid until Seattle Fire Department medics arrived and transported him to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.
Officers learned the man exited his vehicle and confronted another man on the street and attempted to take his property. During the encounter, the second man fired a gun striking the 47-year-old. The shooter then got into a vehicle and fled the scene. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect or the vehicle.
Robbery Unit detectives are leading the investigation and continue working to determine what led up to the shooting.
Anyone with information is urged to call the SPD’s Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
Incident 25-162755/North Precinct/N3