SPD: Man injured in shooting outside U-District nightclub

SEATTLE - One man was injured early Sunday after being shot outside a nightclub in Seattle’s University District.

Seattle Police spokesperson Det. Drew Fowler said that officers were near the Fusion Ultra Lounge at NE 45th Street and 8th Avenue NE around 2 a.m. when they heard gunshots. They arrived at the club to find a man with a gunshot wound to his leg. They also found bullet damage to the victim’s car and a nearby business.

The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment. Fowler said the victim’s injury were not life threatening.

While evidence has been collected from the scene, Fowler said that no witnesses have been located. He asked that anyone with information on the shooting call 911, and that anonymous tips were welcome.