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Seattle police investigate two fatal shootings as suspects evade capture Seattle cafe gunman may have shot himself
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A gunman opened fire at a Seattle cafe on Wednesday, killing three people, critically wounding two others and setting off a manhunt that forced officials to close nearby schools, authorities said. A gunman who opened fire at a Seattle cafe on Wednesday, killing three people, critically wounding two others and setting off a citywide manhunt apparently shot himself as officers closed in on him, authorities said.
Police searching for the suspect also had to respond to another fatal shooting near the city's downtown. They say a man killed a woman in an apparent carjacking and fled in a black SUV. His condition wasn't immediately known.
Authorities did not immediately know whether the shootings were related.
/>The latest spasm of deadly gun violence to hit the city worried Seattle's leaders and prompted police to consider increasing patrols in high-crime areas. The three deaths bring the number of homicides to 19 this year, compared to 21 in all of last year. 		Police searching for the suspect also had to respond to another fatal shooting near the city's downtown. They say a man killed a woman in an apparent carjacking and fled in a black SUV. Authorities didn't know if the shootings were related.
Gunfire erupted late Wednesday morning at Cafe Racer, a restaurant and music venue north of the University of Washington. The gunman was described as a man in his 30s wearing dark clothes. The latest spasm of deadly gun violence to hit the city worried Seattle's leaders and prompted police to consider increasing patrols in high-crime areas. The three deaths bring the number of homicides to 19 this year, compared to 21 in all of last year.
Gunfire erupted late on Wednesday morning at Cafe Racer, a restaurant and music venue north of the University of Washington. The gunman was described as a man in his 30s wearing dark clothes.
Two men died at the scene. A woman from the cafe died at a hospital.Two men died at the scene. A woman from the cafe died at a hospital.
Evan Hill, who lives above the building where the cafe shooting happened, said the cafe was an artists' collective and performance space. "It's the strangest place to think of a shooting," said Hill, who heard four or five shots.Evan Hill, who lives above the building where the cafe shooting happened, said the cafe was an artists' collective and performance space. "It's the strangest place to think of a shooting," said Hill, who heard four or five shots.
Units of police officers marched by with rifles and shotguns, knocking on doors and checking driveways and yards in the neighborhood of single-family, bungalow-style homes, restaurants and businesses. Units of police officers marched by with rifles and shotguns, knocking on doors and checking driveways and yards in the neighbourhood of single-family, bungalow-style homes, restaurants and businesses.
In the second shooting, the SUV that the gunman fled in was later found, but the suspect remained at large, police said.In the second shooting, the SUV that the gunman fled in was later found, but the suspect remained at large, police said.