UPDATE: A man found shot in a car with a 2-year old in Burien Tuesday night (June 15, 2021) later died from his injuries.
The 2-year old child – who was was also in the car – was uninjured.
The incident happened at SW 129th Street and 4th Ave SW (map below).
Police say that at approximately 8:18 p.m. on Tuesday night, June 15, 2021, 911 calls were received from several community members who heard the sound of gunfire, followed by a vehicle collision.
The male victim was transported to Harborview with life-threatening injuries, where he later died of his injuries.
The shooter remains at large.
Officers arrived within two minutes of being dispatched, and found the male victim in a vehicle with gunshot wounds, along with an uninjured 2-year old child.
“Our thoughts go out to this young family tonight,” police said.
Several roads were closed while detectives collect evidence and process the scene.
Authorities: Burien man dies after shooting with 2-year-old child inside car: https://t.co/wRo3ppcjOC #KOMONews pic.twitter.com/CObp9lwkdz
— KOMO Newsradio (@komonewsradio) June 16, 2021
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DISPATCH: Shooting – ALS – Fire Only @ SW 129TH ST/4TH AVE SW, BURIEN.Responding Dept: Burien
Unit(s): E328, A328, B328, M4I, M13I, M5, UFBC, UFINFO, UFCH, MSO1I#KingCountyFire2 #Burien— South King County Fire Dispatches (@SKCFDispatches) June 16, 2021
Police: Man found shot in car with 2-year-old child inside in Burien https://t.co/Il9IuVYOYY #seattle pic.twitter.com/noGUd2SluX
— Seattle Reddit (@rSeattleWA) June 16, 2021
