SPD: Woman shot to death in Leschi area, investigation underway
One woman dead after shooting in Leschi neighborhood
Police are investigating after a woman was shot to death in Seattle's Leschi neighborhood Saturday morning.
SEATTLE - Police are investigating a deadly shooting that left a woman dead in Seattle's Leschi neighborhood Saturday morning.
According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), at around 5 a.m., officers responded to reports of a person shot inside a residence near the corner of Lakeside Ave. S and S Dearborn St.
When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive 39-year-old woman inside the building. Authorities attempted life-saving measures, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
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