© KOMOMultiple people were shot in downtown Seattle on Jan. 22, 2019.
Authorities in Seattle are searching for suspects after one person was
gunned down and at least six others were wounded outside a McDonald's on Wednesday evening
More than a dozen police cruisers and ambulances responded to the scene in downtown Seattle at around 5 p.m. local time amid reports of shots fired and multiple victims down. One woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while six others were transported to the nearby Harborview Medical Center with injuries ranging from minor to life-threatening, according to the Seattle Police Department.
The victims suffered injuries to the legs, abdomen and buttocks. Among the wounded was a 55-year-old woman in critical condition who had to undergo surgery and a 9-year-old boy in serious condition, according to a spokesperson for Harborview Medical Center, who said a total of seven victims from the incident were admitted. One patient was treated and released.
It's unclear why there was a discrepancy between police and the hospital in the number of injured, but police said someone may have transported themselves.
Comment: Researchers have thrown out a few possible sources for the viral outbreak. One is snakes. Another is soup made from bats. The World Health Organization has praised China's swift response to the potential outbreak by quarantining 11mn in Wuhan. China's National Health Commission has provided the latest figures tracking the impact of the dangerous pathogen, with 131 newly confirmed infections bringing the total to 571 across some 25 Chinese provinces.
Beijing has canceled all major public events including Chinese New Year celebrations in response to the outbreak. Unsettling videos and images of the Chinese quarantine flooded social media amid the coronavirus outbreak: