Officers witness shooting during group fight outside Seattle nightclub; two injured

Seattle constabulary are investigating a shooting extracurricular a Pioneer Square-area nightclub that near 2 radical injured.

Police said the shooting happened astir 2:30 a.m. connected May 10 astatine 2nd Ave. S and South Main Street. According to police, officers witnessed a radical of radical warring extracurricular a nightclub and past saw the shooting occur.

When they reached the scene, they recovered a antheral who had been changeable successful the leg. Officers made a tourniquet connected the man’s limb and helium was past taken to Harborview Medical Center.

Two radical were detained astatine the country for questioning and constabulary recovered a weapon utilized successful the shooting.

While constabulary were investigating, a 2nd shooting unfortunate arrived astatine Swedish Hospital successful First Hill with a gunshot coiled to the little back.

The Seattle Fire Department took that idiosyncratic to Harborview Medical Center for their injuries.

Police determined that the antheral was injured successful the downtown shooting.

This is the 2nd convulsive incidental that occurred extracurricular the nightclub successful the span of six days. On May 4, 2 radical were stabbed and taken to the infirmary for their injuries. Again, the stabbings stemmed from a fight, SPD said.

It’s unclear if these incidents are related.

If anyone has immoderate accusation connected the shooting, telephone the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line astatine 206-233-5000. You tin stay anonymous.