SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 10 : (Xinhua) — Five people were injured in a shooting in downtown Seattle on Wednesday night, but police said the accident seemed unrelated to nearby protests against President-elect Donald Trump.
The gunshots happened around 7 p.m. local time (0300 GMT) on Third Avenue between Pine and Pike streets while an anti-Trump march was proceeding down nearby streets, local media reported.
Seattle Police Assistant Chief Robert Merner told the press that the shooting was unrelated to the protests at all. “It appears to be some type of personal argument,” he said.
The lone suspect, who was in a crowd near or watching the anti-Trump protests, was involved in an argument before walking away and firing back into the crowd at people with whom he was arguing, according to Merner. At least one victim was a bystander.
All the five victims, four males and one female, were taken to hospital and two of them had life-threatening injuries, Seattle Fire Department said on Twitter.
Police are investigating the accident and the shooter remains at large.
