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SPD Homicide detectives received updated information about the earlier shooting incident near 4th Avenue and Lenora Street.
After arriving at Harborview Medical Center, and despite all lifesaving efforts by medical professionals, the 34-year-old pregnant female succumbed to her injuries and her unborn child died.
Police are investigating a shooting which injured two people in the Downtown area Tuesday.
Just after 11:00 a.m., West Precinct officers responded to multiple calls about shots fired at an occupied vehicle near 4th Avenue and Lenora Street. Police found two people with gunshot wounds and provided emergency first aid to the victims until Seattle Fire arrived.
Based on information provided by witnesses, officers located a suspect a short distance from the scene and took him into custody. A firearm was also recovered.
Medics transported the two victims – a 34-year-old pregnant female with life threatening injuries and a 37-year-old male with non-life-threatening injuries – to Harborview Medical Center for further treatment.
Members of SPD’s Crime Scene Investigation Unit were called to the scene, along with Homicide detectives who will lead the investigation.
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