Update: 8/21/26
After speaking with witnesses and the victim, detectives have developed a suspect description.
Police are searching for a heavy-set, white man with blonde hair.
If you have any information, please call the tip line at 206-233-5000
Original:
Seattle police are investigating a shooting that left a man seriously injured in the Roxbury neighborhood.
On Wednesday afternoon around 1:30 p.m., 911 received a call that a man had a gunshot wound inside Roxhill Park.
Officers went to the park and found a 40-year-old man with suspected gunshot wounds. Several King County Public Health employees happened to be nearby and provided aid until police and Seattle Fire Department medics arrived.
The 40-year-old man was transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.
Detectives with the Gun Violence Reduction Unit will be responsible for the follow-up investigation.
Anyone with information, like video footage, is asked to call the Seattle Police Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206)233-5000.