Skyway Gunfight Leaves Three Wounded, One Jailed

An early morning gunfight in Skyway left three people wounded, none with life-threatening injuries. One of the injured parties was booked into the King County Jail.

The incident occurred just before 1:00 AM at Champ’s Sports Bar, 12544 Renton Ave South, in the Skyway neighborhood of unincorporated King County.

A deputy was doing paperwork in his patrol car about a block away from the bar when he heard a gunshot. Then several more shots. Then sporadic shots as he radioed for additional deputies and headed towards the bar.

Some sort of altercation had developed in the parking lot of the establishment and at least two people, maybe more, pulled guns and started shooting. When the smoke cleared and Sheriff's deputies arrived, none of the shooters and no victims could be initially located.

However a car tried to leave the parking lot and deputies found one of the passengers had been shot in the groin, 30 year-old Seattle man. He was interviewed then taken to Harborview.

Shortly thereafter deputies went to Valley Medical Center as the ER was treating a gunshot wound victim. The 35 year-old Burien man had been dropped off at the door of the hospital. He was shot at least once during the Skyway altercation.

A third victim was located by Seattle Police about 1:20 AM at his residence in Seattle. He had been shot in the leg. He was transported to Harborview and held on assault charges from the shooting, as well as two warrants from California. He remains at Harborview under guard. He is 24 years old.

The Sheriff's Office is continuing their investigation. Additional arrests are possible.