SEATTLE — One person was shot and killed inside a business in West Seattle Wednesday afternoon.
According to Seattle Police Department Sgt. Patrick Michaud, the shooting happened inside a commercial kitchen at 36th Avenue Southwest shortly after 4 p.m.
The victim, a 29-year-old man, was shot multiple times then taken to Harborview Medical Center, where he later died.
Police say the suspect, a young man wearing a hood and surgical mask, walked through the back door of the kitchen and opened fire.
According to Michaud, it is not clear if the shooting was random or targeted and no suspect is in custody. No firearm was recovered at the scene, so police do believe the suspect could still be armed.
The shooting happened in a commercial area with several businesses in a shared space, so it was not immediately made clear which business the shooting happened at. Police do know multiple people were inside the room where the shooting occurred.
"It was just instant, [he] ran in the place, knew what he was doing, ran out and he was out on the streets, out into the apartments that way," said John Kramer, an employee at a nearby apartment complex.
Kramer said the moments before and after the shooting were caught on surveillance video, which he reviewed and turned over to investigators.
"We saw on the camera and you can hear on the camera, it's like four shots and he's out of here. Gone," Kramer said.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Seattle police.