Update (Sunday, June 25): Seattle Police say that a robbery caused the shooting on Friday morning.
SPD says that just before 10 a.m., officers responded to 14th and Leary and found a victim who had been shot in the leg. Medics treated the victim and transported them to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
Witnesses told officers that the suspect rode away on a bicycle.
Police searched the area and found clothing items belonging to the suspect and the bicycle he was riding. They also found a handgun near the discarded clothing but did not locate the suspect.
SPD says anyone with information about this incident should call the SPD Violent Crime Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.
Original (Friday, June 23): Seattle Police are investigating reports of a shooting just after 10:30 a.m. Friday on NW Leary Way in Ballard
SPD says the shooting happened in the 1400 block of NW Leary Way.
The incident comes just a week after a shooting near the Leary triangle in which two people were hospitalized.
SPD asks for residents to stay out of the area; we’ll update you as more information becomes available.
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