Bystander Shot At Central District Gas Station During Gunfight

SEATTLE, WA — A woman was shot Friday evening at a Central District gas station during a gunfight between two vehicles, Seattle police said. The incident comes after a spate of shootings in recent weeks in the East Precinct that have left four people injured.

The Friday shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. at the Arco gas station at 23rd and Cherry Street. Police said shooting broke out "between several people and vehicles."

The woman fled the scene in her car after she was shot. She flagged down an ambulance a few blocks away and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Her wound was described as "non-life threatening."

Other recent shootings in the area include:

On May 2, a man was shot around 1 a.m. in an alley near 17th Avenue East and East Mercer in North Capitol Hill. Ninety minutes later, a man was shot in the leg two miles south near South Charles and Rainier Avenue in the Judkins Park neighborhood.

On April 20, a man was shot in the back of the head around 1:30 a.m. near East Pine and Melrose Avenue, although his injury was described as "non-life threatening." Eighteen hours later, a 25-year-old man was shot in the shoulder at 24th Avenue South and East Yesler in the Central District.