A male victim was hit in the upper body after a shooting late Monday night near 12th Ave and E Fir.

Police were called to the area to a report of gunfire just after 11:30 PM and found the victim nearby. Seattle Fire transported the victim to Harborview for treatment.

The shooter reportedly fled in a vehicle seen leaving the area.

Information in this report has not yet been confirmed by Seattle Police or Seattle Fire. UPDATE 11/22/2016 3:58 PM: A SPD spokesperson says our details of the incident are accurate and that little is known about what lead to the shooting.