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Shooting suspect surrenders in Bellevue
By HECTOR CASTRO
P-I REPORTER

A person sought as a suspect in a weekend shooting in West Seattle that left one man dead turned himself in Sunday afternoon.

"Just before 4 p.m., a juvenile who stated that he was involved in the shooting turned himself in to us," Bellevue police Officer Greg Grannis said.

There was no information available as to why the suspect was in Bellevue when he surrendered.

The shooting happened inside a vehicle about 3:40 p.m. near the intersection of 59th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Admiral Way, Seattle police reported.

According to a police report, the victim himself called 911 to report he had been shot.

A witness told officers that he was driving northbound on 59th when he passed a black Nissan Maxima parked on the side of the road. Inside, he saw two men struggling in the front seat, the witness said.

At the next stop sign, he looked in his rear view mirror, saw the passenger exit the car, kneel by the open passenger door, then he saw the driver's side window shatter. The passenger put something in his jacket, then ran.

When officers arrived, the found the 33-year-old victim in the driver's seat, which was reclined. The man had been shot twice in the side of his chest, and there was another wound in his arm.

The man was rushed to Harborview Medical Center, but did not survive.

P-I reporter Hector Castro can be reached at 206-448-8334 or hectorcastro@seattlepi.com.

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