One dead, 3 other injured after parking garage shooting in Pioneer Square

SEATTLE — One person is dead, and three others are injured after a physical fight in a parking garage in Pioneer Square led to shots fired early Sunday morning.

Seattle police officers responded to a shooting at the Sinking Ship parking garage in the 500 block of 2nd Ave. at around 1:30 a.m.

Officers found a man with a fatal gunshot wound to the head, who was pronounced dead at the scene by the Seattle Fire Department (SFD).

A second victim, confirmed to be an adult man, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition.

Fire crews treated a third victim, a 20-year-old woman, with a graze wound, according to SFD. She was also transported to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition.

Police said a fourth victim took herself to a hospital, also with a graze wound from gunfire.

Witnesses told KOMO News the fight may have broken out over a parking space in the garage.

“I feel like that’s just Pioneer Square and downtown Seattle in general. It’s a different place at night,” said Sebastien Bonita, who works security at nearby nightclub, Trinity.

Det. Eric Muñoz encouraged people to seek police resources before escalating a situation to violence.

“We know that after hours, there are fights and altercations and things that break out,” he said Sunday. “We just hope that people don’t solve those problems with gunfire.”

No suspects are in custody.

“At this time, we believe multiple people were shooting,” Det. Muñoz said.

Detectives are reviewing video evidence and talking to witnesses, he confirmed.

Seattle police arrested two people for “disturbances” later at the scene; however, Det. Muñoz said they are unrelated to the homicide investigation.

In a statement to KOMO News, the Alliance for Pioneer Square said it has repeatedly raised safety concerns about illegal activity happening on the parking garage’s property.

“Immediate and coordinated action is required from the property owner, parking operator, and law enforcement to address the dangerous conditions that have been allowed to persist,” Executive Director Lisa Howard wrote Sunday.

Anyone with information is asked to call Seattle police’s Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000. Anonymous tips are accepted.