Man shot near Judkins Park after confrontation with 2 others

SEATTLE -- A 44-year-old man found near Judkins Park with a gunshot wound in one of his legs Friday morning told police that he had gotten into a confrontation with two men and that one of them pulled out a gun and shot him, Seattle police said.

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At about 7 a.m., police responded to multiple calls of shots fired near 27th Avenue South and East Yesler Way.

Officers found several shell casings in the 300 block of 26th Avenue South, police said.

"The victim was not very forthcoming with information or descriptions of the suspects," the Seattle Police Department blotter said. "It is believed that the victim knew the suspects and that the argument may have been about a woman."

No suspects were found in the area.