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SPD: Man shot in the ankle near UW campus, suspect at-large

By FOX 13 News Staff
Published  March 18, 2023 10:58am PDT
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FOX 13 Seattle

Man shot in the ankle in Seattle's University District

Police are investigating after a man was shot in the ankle in Seattle's University District.

SEATTLE - Police are investigating after a victim was shot in the ankle near University of Washington's campus on Saturday. 

According to the Seattle Police Department (SPD), at 2:49 a.m., officers responded to a shooting near the corner of University Way NE and NE 41st St. This area is right next to UW's Schmitz Hall, about a block west of Parrington Lawn.

Authorities say one person was found with a gunshot wound to the ankle. 

Police searched the area for a suspect, but they were never found. 

Details are limited at this time, the SPD says they will release more information as soon as it becomes available.

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This is a developing story.