Groin Shooting Rocks Downtown as Security Guard Hit Near Seattle Waterfront

Gunfire cut through a quiet stretch of downtown Seattle late Wednesday night, leaving a 21-year-old security guard shot in the groin near Western Avenue and Marion Street, according to police. Officers were called to the area shortly before 11 p.m. and found the wounded man, then turned him over to Seattle Fire crews, who transported him to Harborview Medical Center. His injuries were described as non-life-threatening, and detectives from the Seattle Police Department’s Gun Violence Reduction Unit have opened an investigation. As of Thursday morning, no suspects were in custody.

Scene and witnesses

Witnesses told officers that two to three male suspects were involved in the incident, but only one appeared to fire at the victim, according to police……

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