A 53-year-old man was critically wounded and Seattle Police were investigating after an alley shooting overnight in the Central District.
Multiple callers reported gunfire and a man was reported shot in the stomach near 15th and Cherry around 2:15 AM, according to East Precinct radio updates.
Seattle Police arrived and secured the scene for Seattle Fire to treat and transport the man to Harborview. Seattle Fire reported the patient was in critical condition.
According to radio updates, police were collecting evidence and interviewing people in a nearby building and found at least one shell casing and bullet holes in a fence in the alley.
There were no reported arrests and no suspect information was available.
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