20-year-old man was shot in the head Thursday afternoon
written by Land Bike
at Friday, 15 August 2008
20-year-old man was shot in the head Thursday afternoon, and police arrested a suspect a short time later.The victim reportedly was shot at about 1:15 p.m. in the 900 block of Martin Luther King Way. The suspect fled on foot after firing four or five shots, witnesses said.The suspect was located by police a short time later and taken into custody. There was no immediate word on what led to the shooting, which is under investigation by the Seattle Police Department's gang unit.The victim's condition and the extent of his injuries was not immediately available.
Police originally were called to an address in the 700 block of 26th Avenue South, but later determined that the crime scene was at the Martin Luther King Way address.
