A downtown Seattle shooting on the evening of June 11, 2025, left 43-year-old Jennifer Erin Sayers dead. The incident happened at about 5:11 p.m. at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and James Street in Pioneer Square. Sayers sustained a gunshot wound to the head, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in critical condition, and later died; the King County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled her death a homicide.

Two men were also injured in the same shooting: one with a gunshot wound to the foot and another with a gunshot wound to the leg. Both were transported to Harborview for treatment. Police say an altercation preceded the gunfire, and officers apprehended a suspect at the scene without incident. The Seattle Police Department Homicide Unit is leading the investigation.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about the altercation that led to it, please share what you know.