Man shot in chest at Seattle waterfront; suspect in custody

Police say the shooting followed an argument between two men; the 68-year-old victim is hospitalized in serious but stable condition.

SEATTLE — Seattle police are investigating a shooting at the waterfront Thursday afternoon that sent one man to the hospital and ended with another in custody.

Officers responded around 4:13 p.m. to the 900 block of Alaskan Way, where they found a man who had been shot in the chest. 

According to police, the victim, a 68-year-old man in a wheelchair, was alert and conscious while speaking with officers and medics before being transported to Harborview Medical Center in serious but stable condition.

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