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| Downtown Seattle Shooting Leaves One Dead and Seven Injured, Officials Say | |
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| SEATTLE — One person was killed and seven others were wounded in a shooting in downtown Seattle on Wednesday, just as the streets were teeming with people during the evening rush hour, officials said. | |
| A search for the male gunman, who fled, continued 90 minutes after the shooting, the authorities said. | A search for the male gunman, who fled, continued 90 minutes after the shooting, the authorities said. |
| The episode happened at Pine Street and Third Avenue around 5 p.m., just blocks from the city’s popular Pike Place Market and along a main light rail line. | The episode happened at Pine Street and Third Avenue around 5 p.m., just blocks from the city’s popular Pike Place Market and along a main light rail line. |
| Eyewitness videos showed people running from the area as law enforcement officers swarmed the downtown streets and businesses to treat the wounded and search for the gunman. | Eyewitness videos showed people running from the area as law enforcement officers swarmed the downtown streets and businesses to treat the wounded and search for the gunman. |
| Susan Gregg, a spokeswoman for Harborview Medical Center, said seven patients had arrived at the hospital for treatment in the aftermath of the shooting. | |
| One woman was in critical condition, one man was in serious condition and five men were in satisfactory condition, she said. | |
| The police cordoned off part of Third Avenue, along a block with a history of troubles, and also closed access to a nearby light rail station. | The police cordoned off part of Third Avenue, along a block with a history of troubles, and also closed access to a nearby light rail station. |
| Douglas Converse, 60, said he was just about to enter a light rail station when he began hearing a series of gunshots — he estimated about a dozen total — and saw at least two people fall to the ground. He went into the light rail station to seek help from law enforcement officers. | Douglas Converse, 60, said he was just about to enter a light rail station when he began hearing a series of gunshots — he estimated about a dozen total — and saw at least two people fall to the ground. He went into the light rail station to seek help from law enforcement officers. |
| Mr. Converse noted two previous shootings that occurred in the city within the last day and said he hoped police could get a handle on the violence. | Mr. Converse noted two previous shootings that occurred in the city within the last day and said he hoped police could get a handle on the violence. |
| “It’s really unusual,” Mr. Converse said. | “It’s really unusual,” Mr. Converse said. |
| All three episodes happened within a several-block radius downtown. A 55-year-old man was killed on Tuesday, and on Wednesday afternoon, a suspect was injured during a police-involved shooting. | All three episodes happened within a several-block radius downtown. A 55-year-old man was killed on Tuesday, and on Wednesday afternoon, a suspect was injured during a police-involved shooting. |
| Mike Baker reported from Seattle, and Neil Vigdor from New York. Jason M. Bailey contributed reporting. | |