Crime & Safety
Man Injured In Bellevue Shooting Near Cougar Mountain
Police said one man was shot several times on Village Park Drive Southeast Friday morning. A suspect is still at-large.
BELLEVUE, WA — One person is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in the Lakemont area Friday morning, according to the Bellevue Police Department. Officers responded to the 5300 block of Village Park Drive Southeast shortly before 8:30 a.m. and found a man with multiple gunshot wounds outside an apartment complex.
Officers are responding to a shooting in the 5300 Blk Village Park Drive. One victim en route to the hospital. Roads are shut down in the area. Please avoid. PIO headed to the scene. pic.twitter.com/0isRJy7YpV
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) July 10, 2020
A spokesperson for the police department said a search for the shooter is underway, and a command post was established at Lakemont Park. Investigators released an initial description of a male suspect shortly before 10 a.m. but later revised to clarify that the person could be female.
Update: new witness information indicates the suspect may be female, so at this point it is unknown if the suspect is male or female. 5’5”, slim build, gray hoodie. pic.twitter.com/C7Hq0TkPAE
— Bellevue, WA Police (@BvuePD) July 10, 2020
Further details on the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately released. Lakemont Boulevard was closed in the area during the initial investigation and reopened around 10 a.m. The police department said additional information will be released as available.
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