One person was reported shot and police were searching for a vehicle possibly involved in the incident in a morning shooting near 25th and Yesler.
Seattle Police and Seattle Fire were called to the area around 11:20 AM after reports of gunfire in the area.
Seattle Fire reports a man in his 40s was transported to the hospital in stable condition.
Police were searching the area with a K-9 unit and looking for a vehicle possibly involved in the shooting but did not provide a description of the car in an update on the incident.
The shooting follows a string of gun violence around Cal Anderson and Pike/Pine during the occupied protest around the East Precinct that culminated with the death of a 16-year-old early Monday morning.
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A man was shot and killed on the same corner two years ago. A small shrine to the victim is on the sidewalk there. Even though it’s now a “closed” street, the site continues to operate for drive-through drug dealing.