A person was shot throughout a carjacking in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood on Monday night time.
Shortly after 8:00 p.m., 911 dispatchers acquired a report of a theft within the 2100 block of Northeast eighty fifth Road. Officers arrived and located a 26-year-old man who had been shot in his left leg. Police rendered support till the Seattle Fireplace Division arrived. The sufferer was taken to Harborview Medical Heart in steady, however severe, situation.
Investigators imagine the sufferer was standing in entrance of his residence 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 combat ensued. Through the altercation, the suspect shot the sufferer within the leg.
Shortly after the capturing the suspect drove the sufferer’s Kia Optima away from the scene.
Theft Unit Detectives will likely be main the investigation.
If anybody has any info, please name 911 or the Seattle Police Division Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
Incident Report 2024-333898/North Precinct
