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Everett Police are investigating a shooting that sent four people to the hospital, with the victims’ conditions unknown as of this reporting.

The shooting occurred just after 11 p.m. Tuesday night on West Casino Road in Everett.

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A helicopter and multiple K9 units have been deployed to help search for the suspects. W. Casino Road was closed from the 600 block to the 900 block for a brief period of time, but has since reopened.

Two victims of the shooting were transported to Providence Hospital after the Everett Fire Department provided first aid at the scene. An additional two victims went to Providence Hospital on their own accord to receive treatment for their shooting-related injuries.

“All of the individuals receiving medical treatment appear stable,” Everett Police stated in a press release.

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With a crime rate of 48 per one thousand residents, according to , Everett has one of the highest crime rates in America when analyzing communities of all sizes. Citing staff shortages across all of its law enforcement departments, residents and city leaders know Casino Road is one of Everett’s more troubled areas.

“Casino Road has always had a bad reputation,” Paula Marshall, director of operations at Madres de Casino Road, told regarding safety cameras being installed along the road. “I do know that the city and the police department are trying to make it better, to make it safer. It’s not an easy fight, but little by little we are seeing improvements.”

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Frank Sumrall is a content editor at MyNorthwest. You can read his stories here and you can email him here.