SEATTLE — An 8-year-old girl and a 76-year-old woman were both injured during a shooting at a park in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood on Thursday.
According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), officers responded to a shooting in the Be’er Sheva Park just after 7 p.m.
Officers found the 8-year-old with a graze wound to the chin. Her father took her to the hospital. Seattle Fire Department (SFD) confirmed that the injury was minor.
SFD added that shortly after, an approximately 76-year-old woman arrived at Fire Station 28 with a minor injury. SPD confirmed that the woman also suffered a graze wound, and took herself to the hospital.
Police say somebody fired shots into the park and then fled. There is currently no suspect or vehicle description.
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