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7th person shot in Belltown in 24 hours; teen dies in latest gunfire
The Seattle Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot and a 21-year-old man was seriously injured in a shooting near Elliott Avenue and Bell Street in Belltown late Sunday night.
- This incident is part of a series of three separate shootings in Belltown within 24 hours on Labor Day weekend, resulting in seven people shot and three deaths.
- Earlier shootings included a fatal attack near Clay Street and Denny Way around 12:40 a.m., where one man died and three were wounded, and a fatal shooting of a woman in a car near Blanchard Street and Third Avenue just before 2 a.m.
- Police have not made any arrests in any of the three shootings and are investigating the latest incident, which reportedly followed an altercation.
- Authorities are asking the public to provide tips related to all three cases by contacting the Seattle Police Department at 206-233-5000.
