Man killed in South Seattle murder, police say

SEATTLE – Police are investigating a homicide in South Seattle after a man was killed in a shooting early Sunday morning.

Shortly before 4:30 a.m., Seattle police were called to a shooting near 25th Avenue South and South College Street. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, police said.

Investigators have not yet been able to determine what led to the fatal shooting.

Police asked the public with information about the murder to call the SPD Violent Crimes Tip Line at (206) 233-5000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.