17-year-old student shot in Seattle high school parking lot, authorities say

SEATTLE (AP) — A 17-year-old student was shot in the parking lot of a Seattle high school during lunchtime Thursday, officials said.

Seattle Public Schools said in a statement that the Garfield High student was taken to Harborview Medical Center.

He was in serious condition as of the afternoon, according to hospital spokesperson Susan Gregg.

Seattle Police posted on the social media platform X around 12:45 p.m. that officers were investigating a shooting at an address matching that of the high school. Police said later that officers found a boy with multiple gunshot wounds.

Garfield was temporarily placed in lockdown, and two nearby schools were ordered to shelter in place, officials said.

Detectives learned that before the shooting, the 17-year-old tried to break up an altercation between the shooting suspect and another person. After walking away, the suspect approached the 17-year-old and shot him, Deputy Chief Eric Barden told The Seattle Times.

The suspect, said to be male and of high school age, fled and has not been located, police said. It was not clear if he is also a student at Garfield.

The school is east of downtown in Seattle’s Central District. In March a student was shot in the leg outside the school while she waited at a bus stop, the Times reported.

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