Three people were killed and six more were injured in a mass shooting early Sunday morning in Seattle’s Mount Baker neighborhood, according to the Seattle Police Department.
Seattle police officers responded to reports of multiple gunshots at a business in the 2200 block of Rainier Avenue South just before 4:30 a.m. Sunday.
Arriving officers found three gunshot victims at the scene and provided aid until Seattle Fire Department medics arrived, police said.
Two victims were pronounced dead at the scene and the third victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition where she ultimately died.
Police said more gunshot victims arrived at Harborview while officers were still at the shooting scene. According to Harborview, six other people are being treated with one in critical condition.
The three people that were killed include a 22-year-old man, 30 -year-old woman, and a 33-year-old man. The victim currently in critical condition is a 23-year-old man. The victims in stable condition range in age from 21 to 38.
Police said during a media briefing Sunday afternoon that the shooting took place inside a hookah lounge and that they recovered five guns.
Source: Agencies