Shots rang out on 1st Avenue and Bell tonight in Belltown, Seattle at approximately 9:45 P.M. Several police cars rushed to the scene and were able to take the suspect into custody. The suspect was apparently kicked out of a bar, and he did not take it very well. After firing several shots into the air, he began to run away. I was within a few blocks of the gunshots, the suspect fired several successively, then hesitated for a few seconds before firing the last round.

Here are a few eye witness accounts via twitter:

elise81 Um, was that just a lot of gun shots Belltown????? 9:47

xvarez Just heard about 7 gunshots in Belltown. Apparently, 1st Ave. 9:47

nickthiel Gun fire in belltown… Retreat! 9:48

algard Having dinner w friend training 4 Royal Cdn Mtn Police in Belltown. 1/2 dozen gunshots fired into air by guy booted from Amber Bar 9:58

tracibumpus Just ran for my life from a guy with a gun. Hid in the coat close at umi. Stay away from belltown tonight. 9:59

KIRO7Seattle Seattle Police responding to multiple shots fired near 1st Avenue and Bell tonight. Nobody injured and suspect is in custody. Investigation continues. 10:01

Candidt Yall b safe. Sum cat in belltown dumpin full clips. Almost got me! 10:09

RobLong Coming out of Black Bottle we heard gun shots and saw a guy running down 1st Ave in Belltown with a gun. Everyone in Flying Fish ran inside. 10:29

stefshaf In Belltown. Hearing gunshots. 10:41

BelltownPeople Another Belltown Shooting: This time it went down on 1st ave. Apparently someone got kicked out of Amber and was.. http://bit.ly/BQT8v 11:45

The excitement continues in Belltown…

Jack L.

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