A night of gun violence in the area around 23rd and Union continued with a shooting reported at 24th and Union just before 7:45 PM.

Details of the situation have not yet been confirmed by Seattle Fire or Seattle Police. UPDATE: SPD confirms that a man has been shot and is asking people to stay out of the area.

According to East Precinct and Seattle Fire radio reports, an adult male was reported with gunshot wounds to his chest after gunfire reported inside the Liberty Bank Building at 24th and Union.

UPDATE 8:28 PM: Seattle Fire reports its crews attempted lifesaving efforts but the victim, reported as a 36-year-old man, died at the scene.

Police were pursuing a vehicle reported fleeing from the scene. UPDATE: Police reported a suspect was in custody after crashing a car onto its side near 19th and Cherry. Seattle Fire was called to the scene to assess the man for an injuries sustained the crash.

UPDATE 1/17/2022 8:30 AM: In its brief on the incident, SPD confirms details reported by CHS and says that an earlier gunfire incident that damaged a nearby restaurant appears to have been related:

At 7:40p.m., police responded to the 1400 block of 24th Avenue for reports of a shooting. Police responded and found a 36-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Officers and Seattle Fire Department Medics attempted life-saving measures, but the man was declared deceased at the scene. As additional officers arrived, they spotted a possible suspect vehicle fleeing the scene. Officers pursued the suspect for several blocks until he crashed near 19th Avenue and East Cherry Street, where police took him into custody.

CHS reported last month on concerns about Central District gun violence amid a surge in shootings across Seattle and the country. Gun deaths and injuries, and shots fired in the city reached their highest levels in a decade in 2021.

Sunday night’s homicide was the second recorded in Seattle in 2022. SPD shot and killed a burglary suspect on January 5th.

Original report: Police taped off the block and E Union was closed near 23rd Ave Sunday night after the window of a business at the corner was reportedly shot out during an apparent dispute outside the building.

According to East Precinct radio reports, 911 callers reported gunfire around 6:15 PM near 23rd and Union. One caller said two men had been in a dispute during the incident.

Police arrived and took one person into custody from a car at the scene.

According to radio updates, the window of Tacos Chukis was shot out in the incident.

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