Three men are shot and another man is deceased this morning following a shooting outside of a nearby hookah lounge in the International District.
Just before 5:00 a.m., patrol officers responded to a shooting in the 600 block of 8th Avenue South. There, police found a man in the parking lot with fatal gunshot wounds, and bullet damage to a nearby building.
Police found another two men shot in a car, not far away, in the 500 block of South Dearborn Street. The Seattle Fire Department arrived and treated these victims. Medics transported them to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition, one of them underwent emergency surgery.
While investigating, a fourth man arrived at Valley Medical Center in Renton, WA with a gunshot wound. His involvement in the fatal shooting is under investigation.
Police cordoned off the area; the Homicide and Crime Scene Investigation Units processed the scenes. The King County Medical Examiner will take custody of the deceased.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000. Anonymous tips are accepted.
This is an open and active case assigned to homicide detectives.
Incident Number: 2026-15844
