Man booked for murder after woman killed in Beacon Hill shooting

SEATTLE -- According to Seattle police, a 21-year-old woman shot Friday in the city's Beacon Hill neighborhood has died.

Seattle Police said on Twitter it happened on the 5400 block of Beacon Avenue S.  The incident was reported at 7:19 p.m.

The Seattle Fire Department said the victim was taken to the hospital with critical injuries after the shooting.  A 38-year-old man was arrested at the scene of the shooting, police said in a release.

The Seattle Police Department Homicide Unit is now leading the investigation into what happened.