An officer collects evidence near 12th and Madison (Image: Matt Mitgang/CHS)

(Image: Matt Mitgang/CHS)

Bullets flew into buildings and reportedly grazed a man outside the neighborhood Maserati dealership in an early morning drive-by shooting in Pike/Pine.

There were no major injuries reported in the just after 1:30 AM incident that brought police to the area to search for a black BMW reportedly at the center of the melee and to comb through the streets looking for shell casings.

UPDATE: CHS has obtained video from the scene showing two suspects on foot crossing 11th Ave just after 1:30 AM before one turns at the corner and opens fire in the direction of the A Pizza-Mart bar and restaurant. Seconds later, the driveby shooting was reported at 12th and Madison.

The two suspects can be seen walking toward E Pike

One turns and opens fire

UPDATE 6:32 PM: SPD tells CHS that the 11th and Pike shooting began as a robbery attempt at the business. The same vehicle the 11th and Pike suspects fled the scene in was recovered near the Lakeview shooting scene.

The victim who was grazed told police he was standing outside the car dealership near 12th and Madison when a white male reported wearing a dark ballcap on the passenger side of the vehicle opened fire. Police reported the victim declined medical attention, according to East Precinct radio updates.

Police were gathering evidence at multiple locations including near 11th and Pike and at the intersection of 12th/Union/Madison. One bullet reportedly smashed through glass at 11th Ave’s A Pizza Mart and lodged in a pillar of the restaurant.

UPDATE: Police briefly took a teen into custody near the 11th and Pike shooting scene before releasing him after a witness could not identify the male as a suspect.

No additional injuries were reported. There were no reported arrests.

UPDATE: More gunfire was reported later in the morning along Bellevue Ave where a woman reported she was shot in the legs while driving. Seattle Police were called to the area where the woman called 911 around 2:45 AM. Officers were looking for a shooting scene north of where the woman was located along Bellevue but were delayed by language barriers with the victim. Law enforcement was also looking into reports of a man with a gun seen near I-5. Seattle Fire reports the woman was transported in stable condition to Harborview.

UPDATE x2: Police say the shooting scene was reported to be near Lakeview and Belmont and the suspect vehicle’s description matches the vehicle in the earlier incident in Pike/Pine:

The victim stated the incident occurred near the area of Lakeview Blvd E and Belmont Ave E. The victim described an unknown SUV and unknown suspects firing rounds from the vehicle. Officers performed an area check and located a black unoccupied BMW that had crashed near Lakeview Blvd E and Belmont Ave E. Located inside the vehicle was a pistol magazine. The vehicle was impounded and pending a search warrant to recover the firearm accessory.

(Image: Matt Mitgang/CHS)

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