Police investigating after man shot in ear at encampment in Interbay

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SEATTLE — Police are investigating after a 29-year-old man was shot at an encampment in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood on Wednesday evening.

Police responded to the 1400 block of Elliott Avenue West at about 6:30 p.m. after receiving reports that a man had been shot.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers located a man with a gunshot wound to his ear.

Officers identified a possible suspect in the shooting, but attempts to contact him in a nearby RV were unsuccessful, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Seattle Fire Department medics transported him to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition.

Detectives with SPD will continue to investigate this incident.