SEATAC, Wash. — One person is dead and two others were hurt following a shooting in SeaTac Thursday evening.
Just after 6 p.m., King County Sheriff deputies responded to the shooting near the intersection of International Blvd. and S. 200th St., near the Angle Lake Light Rail Station.
One person was shot and died at the scene, according to King County Sheriff Sgt. Tim Meyer. Two other people were injured and taken to Harborview Medical Center and their conditions remain unknown, Meyer said.
No one has been arrested in connection with the shooting. Meyer said deputies are interviewing witnesses and working to collect surveillance footage to help track down the suspect involved.
It's unknown at this time what led up to the shooting.
Meyer said this is the 21st homicide the King County Sheriff's Office has investigated this year. The department investigated 24 homicides in all of 2020.
"We really want to stress that we need the community to be our advocates in curbing this kind of violence," Meyer said during a press conference at the shooting scene Thursday evening.
King County has experienced a rise in gun violence this year. According to data released by the county in June, the number of homicides in King County as a result of gun violence increased 36% in the first quarter of 2021. The data says Black, Latinx and Indigenous people were disproportionately impacted as victims, bystanders, and perpetrators.
The rise in crime led King County Councilmember Joe McDermott to propose an emergency budget amendment that would add $1.47 million toward the county's effort to curb gun violence.