West Seattle man shot over text message confrontation
Apr 10, 2015, 9:51 AM | Updated: 10:25 am
A man was shot after attempting to confront someone over a series of harassing text messages.
Seattle police responded to reports that a man shot another man from an apartment building at around 9:40 p.m.
The man was shot in the leg and told officers he knew the suspect through a mutual acquaintance.
According to the man who was shot, when he showed up to the apartment building to discuss the texts, the suspect opened fire from a third-floor balcony.
Officers evacuated the building and searched for the suspect, but were unable to find him.
The wounded man was transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
