SEATTLE — Seattle Police are investigating a shooting that happened at a hookah lounge in the Rainier Valley neighborhood in Seattle.
Police answered calls of a shooting around 6:20 a.m. on Saturday about a shooting near 9200 Ranier Avenue South.
When they arrived, they found a man who had been shot in the chest.
Police helped the man until Seattle Fire took over and drove him to Harborview Medical Center.
SFD said that it was a 25-year-old man in critical condition.
Police learned that there was a fight on the patio of the hookah lounge before the shooting but did not say if they were connected.
A SPD spokesperson said that over 95 shell casings were collected from the scene.
Detectives from the Gun Violence Reduction Unit have taken over the investigation.
At this time they do not know what led to the shooting and do not have a suspect in custody.
Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to call the Seattle Police Department Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000.