Update: Police have released a name and a photo of the suspect: 31-year-old Christopher Burrus.
Detectives believe Burrus doused the 39-year-old male victim with a flammable liquid and set him on fire.
Police say if you know where to find Burrus, call 911 immediately and do not approach him.
Earlier: Police say a man was set on fire just after 7 last night in the 4500 block of Leary Way in Ballard, across the street from the BevMo.
A passerby extinguished the flames and called 911. Medics arrived and took him to Harborview Medical Center, where he’s in critical condition.
Detectives are looking for a male suspect and his girlfriend in the case. There’s no word on possible motive or if the suspect and victim knew each other.
If you have any information regarding this case, detectives would like to talk with you: call the homicide/assault tip line at (206) 233-5000.
Earlier this year, a woman was killed in a stabbing in an RV parked a couple blocks north of this location on Leary Way.