Crime & Safety
Man Shot Multiple Times In Downtown Renton
The victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
RENTON, WA - A 38-year-old man was shot multiple times in an early Sunday morning incident. The shooting occurred at Williams Avenue Pub around 1:15. Fire officials said the patient had been shot three or four times in the chest and face.
However, the victim was conscious and breathing when responders arrived on the scene. He was transported to Harborview Medical Center and is in critical condition.
Police are investigating the case. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Renton Patch, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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RPD responding for a shooting at 200 Block Williams Ave S. Report of one victim so far. Please stay out of the area as officer are investigating.
— Renton Police Dept. (@RentonpdWA) February 4, 2018
A 38 y/o man was shot multiple times times this evening at the Williams Av Pub in Downtown Renton. At 0115 this evening, Pt was found conscious and breathing with 3, possibly 4 gunshot wounds to chest and face. Pt is being transported by M-7 to Harborview in critical condition.
— Renton Fire PIO (@RentonFirePIO) February 4, 2018
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