Man Injured in New Holly Shooting, Refuses to Cooperate With Police

NEW HOLLY – Police say a man was injured early Sunday morning when he was shot with birdshot from a shotgun.

According to Seattle Police Department spokesman Mark Jamieson, it was just after 3 a.m. when South Precinct officers responded to a report of shots fired and someone screaming near South Holly Place and Holly Park Drive South.

Shortly thereafter, the victim called 911 to request assistance at another address. He had several non life threatening injuries to his back, back of his arms and legs, but refused to provide any information to officers regarding the incident.

Officers located the scene of the shooting and recovered a spent shotgun shell. The victim was transported to Harborview Medical Center for treatment.

It was the second time this month that a Rainier Valley shooting victim refused to cooperate with police.

It was just before 8 pm on February 9th, when South Precinct officers responded to a shots fired call in the area of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Raymond Street.

“An anonymous caller later stated that someone had been shot in the chest, yet someone else stated that no one had been shot, and that everything was alright,” wrote Jamieson.

He said that officers spent an hour searching the area to no avail.

Two hours later, an 18-year old male arrived at Harborview Medical Center with a gunshot wound to his collarbone area.

“The victim did not want to cooperate with investigators, but officers did determine through their investigation that the victim sustained his injury during the initial call at 7:50 pm,” wrote Jamieson.

“Officers returned to the area of 36th Avenue South and South Raymond Street and located a crime scene,” he added. “It appears that a fight occurred at that location before the shots were fired. Detectives are now handling the follow up investigation.”