Man shot twice in WA, police search for masked suspects

SEATTLE - Police are investigating a shooting that injured a man in Seattle’s White Center neighborhood over the weekend.

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) announced the shooting on Sunday, August 11, just before 4:00 p.m.

Investigators were at the scene near the corner of SW Cambridge St. and 16th Ave SW. Upon arrival, authorities discovered a 23-year-old victim with two gunshot wounds to his leg and lower back.

Seattle fire crews treated the victim and then transported him to Harborview Medical Center, where he was listed in serious but non-life-threatening condition.

Authorities said two masked suspects, both in their late teens to early twenties, were seen fleeing the area.

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At the scene, investigators recovered 17 bullet shell casings.

SPD officers and King County Sheriff's Office K9s searched the area but were unable to locate the suspects. No arrests have been made thus far.

Investigators are still trying to understand what led to the shooting in the first place.

According to the SPD, this is preliminary information, and details could change depending on what is uncovered in the investigation.

Only five days prior, another shooting incident happened about a block south, where a suspect was arrested, and the firearm recovered was linked to a recent homicide in Federal Way.