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Shooting at Seattle Homeless Camp

382 views · Published 27 January 2016 · 2:01 · Indexed 20 October 2026

Two men were killed and three were hurt in a shooting at a homeless encampment south of downtown Seattle Tuesday night.

Seattle Police say at around 7:15 p.m., they received reports of gunfire near the 1500 block of Airport Way South.

Officers began searching a greenbelt where there is a homeless encampment known as “The Jungle,” and found the five victims.

One man was dead at the scene, four victims were taken to Harborview Medical Center. Their ages range from 25 to 45.

"We've got gunshot wounds to the chest, the abdomen," said Harborview spokeswoman Susan Gregg.

One of the four died at the hospital. The other three were listed in serious condition in intensive care Wednesday morning.

Police say all of the victims lived at the camp.

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