Crime & Safety
2 Injured In Shooting At Southcenter Mall In Tukwila: Police
Police said the shooting at Westfield Southcenter Mall was likely an isolated incident between people who knew each other.
SEATTLE, WA — Tukwila police are investigating a shooting at the Southcenter Mall on Saturday that injured at least two people.
The shooting happened around noon, according to reports. Shortly after 2 p.m., police tweeted that it was likely an isolated incident between people who knew each other.
In an email to Patch, Harborview Medical Center’s Emergency Department confirmed staff is treating two people who suffered gunshot wounds during the shooting. One victim was identified as a 32-year-old man, the other a 27-year-old man.
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Both sustained non-life-threatening injuries, hospital staff said.
At 3 p.m. Saturday, Tukwila police tweeted that officers were still working to clear the mall.
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We are still working our way through the mall. We are unable to give an estimated time for completion of the clearing process at this time. We will continue to provide updates as they become available.
— Tukwila Police (@TukwilaPD) May 1, 2021
Wesley Eubanks of Olympia was shopping at told The Associated Press in direct messages on Twitter that he was in the cosmetics store Lush, on the mall’s first level, with his wife when he heard about a half-dozen shots, he told The Associated Press in direct messages on Twitter.
The couple was relocated to the back of the store with other customers as employees directed them to a certain area, he said.
Washington State Patrol has closed all exits from I-5 and I-405 to Southcenter and is advising people to avoid the area, according to a tweet.
The suspect has not been located, local CBS-affiliate KIRO reported.
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