Three men were shot and another man is dead following a shooting outside of a nearby hookah lounge in the Chinatown-International District (CID) on Saturday.
Just before 5 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 600 block of 8th Avenue South. There, police found a man in the parking lot with fatal gunshot wounds, and bullet damage to a nearby building.
Police found another two men shot in a car, not far away, in the 500 block of South Dearborn Street. The Seattle Fire Department arrived and treated these victims. They were later transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.
While investigating, a fourth man arrived at Valley Medical Center in Renton with a gunshot wound. His involvement in the fatal shooting is under investigation.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting are under investigation. No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information is asked to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000.