WA teenager shot in South Seattle, police investigating

SEATTLE - Police are investigating after a 17-year-old boy was shot in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood Tuesday night.

According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), before 8:30 p.m., someone called 911 to report a shooting near the intersection of S Snoqualmie St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Way S.

Police are investigating after a teenager was shot in the leg in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood Tuesday night. (Photo: Seattle Police Department)

When police arrived, they found a teenage boy with a gunshot wound to the leg. He was treated at the scene and taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition.

Witnesses spoke to police, saying the victim was driving on Martin Luther King Jr. Way S and turned onto S Snoqualmie St. Two suspects then fired shots from a gray Honda.

The suspects drove away from the scene and have not been identified.

Another car nearby was also hit by gunfire.

No other victims were located.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at 206-233-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).