Seattle, Washington: Man Kills Woman, Then Shoots Himself in University District, Police Say

Updated 03:02 UTC. The man who police say shot a woman in Seattle's University District on Friday evening and then shot himself has died. FOX 13 Seattle reported that medics took the man to Harborview Medical Center on Friday night and that hospital officials confirmed by Saturday morning that he had died. The case is now a suspected murder-suicide, with two people dead. Police are referring to the shooting as a domestic violence incident, and the homicide unit is still working to piece together what happened. Police say they are not looking for any other suspects and there is no ongoing threat to the public.

SEATTLE, Washington (Orbit Post) A man shot and killed a woman in Seattle's University District early on Friday evening and then shot himself, Seattle police said. The woman died at the scene. The man was taken to Harborview Medical Center and was not expected to survive.

Police were dispatched to a report of a shooting in the 4500 block of University Way NE just before 7 p.m. on Friday, Sergeant Patrick Michaud wrote in the Seattle Police Department blotter post published at 9:40 p.m. that night. Officers found a woman who was pronounced dead at the scene of a suspected gunshot wound. They also found a man in the street nearby with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Detectives believe the man found in the street is the man who shot the woman, the blotter post said. Medics took him to Harborview Medical Center, but he was not expected to survive his wounds.

Near the University of Washington

The shooting happened in the University District, the neighborhood around the University of Washington campus. University Way NE is the district's main commercial street, known locally as The Ave, and the 4500 block sits at its busy north end near NE 45th Street.

FOX 13 Seattle reported that police asked the public to avoid the area near University Way Northeast and Northeast 45th Street while officers worked at the scene. In a social media post issued at 7 p.m. on Friday, the department said detectives were investigating a possible domestic violence murder and an attempted suicide in the U District, FOX 13 reported. Officers at first searched the area for any additional suspects, FOX 13 reported.

No outstanding suspects, police say

The homicide unit is now investigating, the blotter post said. Police do not believe there are any outstanding suspects, and they do not believe there is a risk to the public.

Police have not released the name or age of the woman who died, or the name or age of the man, in the reports published so far. The blotter post did not state how the two people knew each other, and it did not give a motive. The circumstances leading up to the shooting are still under investigation, FOX 13 reported.

The police blotter post closed with a note for people facing domestic violence, urging anyone who is a victim, or who knows a victim, to reach out for resources or help.

This story will be updated if police release more detail about the two people or about what led to the shooting.