Two dead, including security guard, after Seattle nightclub shooting
Mar 30, 2025, 9:53 AM | Updated: 6:01 pm
A Seattle Police Department vehicle. (Photo courtesy of the Seattle Police Department)
(Photo courtesy of the Seattle Police Department)
An early morning nightclub shooting in Seattle鈥檚 Rainier Beach neighborhood left two people dead, including a security guard.
Police responded to聽reports of a person shot in a nightclub parking lot in the 9200 block of Rainier Avenue South at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
Officers found a security guard suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to a post on the While rendering medical aid to him, they discovered another victim with an apparently fatal gunshot wound to the head.
The Seattle Fire Department pronounced the second victim, described as a young man, dead at the scene. The security guard was rushed to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
The suspect or suspects fled before police arrived. Detectives are working to determine what led to the gunfire.
Police are asking anyone with information to call 911 or the Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000. Callers can remain anonymous.
