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Wounded teen shows up at hospital as police investigate Central District gunfire incidents

Police found more than 30 shell casings in the street near 21st and E Fir after reports of gunfire in the Central District rolled into 911 late Sunday night. As police investigated, a 16-year-old suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound arrived at Harborview. Meanwhile, Monday afternoon, police rushed to the area around Judkins Park following a report of a gunman shooting at another vehicle from a window of a speeding SUV.

In the Monday afternoon incident, police swarmed the area around Judkins Park just before 2:30 PM and found shell casing strewn across 23rd Ave at Dearborn and at least one uninvolved vehicle hit. There were no immediate reports of any injuries involved with the gunfire. Traffic in the area was diverted during the investigation. UPDATE: SPD has posted a report on the Monday afternoon incident: “One vehicle was damaged by the gunfire. There were no reports of injuries. The roadway was reopened just after 3 pm.” More here.

Police say they are still investigating the Sunday night shooting incident:

Around 11:15, police received a number of 911 calls about gunshots near 21 Ave and East Fir Street. At the scene, officers recovered more than 30 shell casings from different guns and found several buildings and cars had been struck by gunfire. Police weren’t able to locate anyone with injuries at the scene.

Officers contacted a 28-year-old man at an apartment near the scene after receiving information from witnesses that he may have been involved in the shooting.

The man agreed to speak with officers, and told police he was walking with several friends near 21st and E. Fir when two men ran toward them, shouted something referencing Seattle-area gangs, and opened fire.

The 28-year-old man said he ducked behind a car, drew his own firearm, and returned fire. The man then provided police with his concealed weapons permit and the gun used in the incident, which officers took as evidence.

While officers were at the scene investigating the shooting, police received a report that the 16-year-old had arrived at Harborview Medical Center with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

Police interviewed the wounded teen and two of his friends at the hospital, where they provided officers with differing accounts about where the shooting had occurred. Officers were eventually able to place the teens at the scene of the shooting, but have not yet made any arrests as police are still investigating the circumstances that led to the exchange of gunfire.

Quincy Coleman murder sentence
D’Angelo Saloy
, convicted of murdering teen Quincy Coleman on Halloween night 2008 in a gang shooting outside Garfield High School, was sentenced last week to 59 years in prison. Saloy was 16 at the time of the shooting.

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