9-year-old boy shot, 23-year-old man suffers life-threatening injuries in Seattle shooting

A shooting in broad daylight in the Capitol Hill neighborhood has left a 9-year-old boy injured, and landed a 23-year-old man in Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. FOX13

Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz was among the first-responders at the scene near Harvard Avenue and East Pike Street on Saturday afternoon. He told FOX 13 that it was a "horrific scene" due to the age of the younger victim – noting that child is expected to survive.

Details on what led up to the shooting are unclear at this time. Though, Diaz told reporters at the scene of the shooting that gun violence is trending down – but that it’s not where the department wants to see it.

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