BREAKING: Shots Fired Near Anti-Trump Protest In Seattle, 5 People Shot…

Law enforcement and medics attend to gunshot victims near Third Avenue and Pike Street in downtown Seattle on Wednesday. (Colin Diltz/The Seattle Times)

Via Seattle Times:

Five people were shot in downtown Seattle Wednesday night.

Gunshots were reported shortly before 7 p.m. at Third Avenue between Pike and Pine streets.

Two of the five people who were shot have life-threatening injuries, Seattle Fire Department tweeted around 7:15 p.m.

An anti-Trump rally, which started at Westlake Mall, turned into a march and was proceeding down nearby streets at the time of the shootings, according to witnesses.

Medics were helping victims on Third Avenue near “Check Cashing/Payday Loans.” The victims will be taken to Harborview Medical Center, the fire department said.