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Rainier Beach shooting leaves man hospitalized with serious injuries

A man in his early 30s was shot in the stomach at a Rainier Avenue South parking lot early Monday. Seattle police and fire officials say he was taken to Harborview Medical Center, and detectives are investigating.

Rainier Beach shooting leaves man hospitalized with serious injuries
A man in his early 30s was shot in a parking lot along Rainier Avenue South in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood early Monday, Oct. 12, and taken to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries, authorities said. Seattle police responded at about 2:30 a.m. after reports of gunfire. Officers found the man with a gunshot wound to his stomach and provided care before Seattle Fire Department medics arrived, police said. Officers initially described his condition as critical; firefighters said he was transported in serious condition. Detectives with the Seattle Police Department’s Gun Violence Reduction Unit responded to the scene and hospital to investigate. Authorities did not release information about a suspect or a possible motive.

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