A man shot in the chest in what he said was an attempt to steal his watch back in November near Boylston and E. Union is recovering from his injuries in King County Jail, East Precinct Commander Capt. Jim Dermody told the audience at a community crime meeting Thursday night.

“He’s someone who was on our radar,” Dermody said.

According to Dermody, detectives discovered that the victim in the shooting had a felony warrant out for his arrest. Dermody also said the man was in possession of a firearm and was a registered sex offender.

The November 20th shooting caused a flurry of dangerous activity in a parking lot on Union near Boylston around 6 PM on a Friday night. This woman shared an eye-witness account of the gunfight on CHS. The suspect in the crime was described only as a white male, wearing a red shirt and driving a black Mercedes Benz. Dermody said police are still looking for the suspect.

We’ll have complete coverage of the East Precinct Crime Prevention Coalition meeting soon.

Police cordon off the streets around the November shooting scene.