A man died at the scene and police were searching for the shooter in a killing in a First Hill apartment Tuesday night.
The Seattle Police Department says it is investigating a homicide and said to avoid the area around the 8th and Madison building while it was conducting its investigation.
According to East Precinct radio updates, police were called to a reported shooting and a person down in a unit of the M Street apartments around 8:05 PM. Arriving officers began CPR until Seattle Fire arrived. The victim was declared dead at the scene.
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Seattle Fire reports the victim was a man in his 20s.
Police were canvassing the 8th Ave building seeking witnesses and searching the area for a possible suspect. There were no immediate arrests reported.
The address of the Seattle Fire response to the incident is the same apartment building where Dr. Louis Chen killed his partner and toddler son in an August 2011 tragedy. Chen was later sentenced to 49 years in prison for the murders.
UPDATE: SPD has posted a brief on the investigation:
Around 8:00 p.m on Tuesday night, 911 received a call that someone was dead in a First Hill apartment. Officers went to the 900 block of 8th Avenue and found a man with suspected gunshot wounds. Police began lifesaving efforts until Seattle Fire Department medics arrived and pronounced the man deceased.
