A person was shot throughout a carjacking in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood on Monday evening.
Shortly after 8:00 p.m., 911 dispatchers obtained a report of a theft within the 2100 block of Northeast eighty fifth Avenue. Officers arrived and located a 26-year-old man who had been shot in his left leg. Police rendered assist till the Seattle Fireplace Division arrived. The sufferer was taken to Harborview Medical Middle in secure, however critical, situation.
Investigators imagine the sufferer was standing in entrance of his condominium complicated when he was approached by a person carrying a darkish coloured hoodie and black face masks. The suspect produced a handgun and demanded the sufferer’s private property, together with his automobile keys. The sufferer refused and a bodily struggle ensued. Through the altercation, the suspect shot the sufferer within the leg.
Shortly after the taking pictures the suspect drove the sufferer’s Kia Optima away from the scene.
Theft Unit Detectives will probably be main the investigation.
If anybody has any data, please name 911 or the Seattle Police Division Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
Incident Report 2024-333898/North Precinct
