A 26-year-old man was seriously injured early Thursday after accidentally shooting himself during a confrontation in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Officers responded to reports of a disturbance at 1:54 a.m. in the 1000 block of East Pike Street. They found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest and provided medical aid until Seattle Fire Department medics arrived. Medics transported him to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.
Witnesses told police the suspect got into an altercation with a group of people, then began waving a gun threatening people. During the confrontation, he fired the gun and shot himself in the chest.
One person in the group suffered a non-gunfire-related arm injury and was taken to Harborview for treatment. Police transported another individual to Seattle Police Headquarters to assist with the investigation.
Once released from the hospital, the suspect will be booked into King County Jail for felony harassment.
Detectives with the Gun Violence Reduction Unit are investigating.
Anyone with additional information is asked to call the Seattle Police Department Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.
Incident Number: 2025-256473/East Precinct/E2
