"He had a black pistol with him," Murphy said. "He shot several rounds, we haven't got a round count yet, but he did hit two people."
"Nobody else has been injured as a result of this," Murphy said.
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Tukwila Police say two young men in their late teens to early 20s were shot. They were rushed to Harborview Medical Center with serious injuries.
"They were both inside the mall on the first level in the new section of the mall," said Mike Murphy, Tukwila Police spokesperson.
"He had a black pistol with him," Murphy said. "He shot several rounds, we haven't got a round count yet, but he did hit two people."
"Nobody else has been injured as a result of this," Murphy said.
"We were just eating our lunch and all the sudden gunshots started going off," witness Kayla Shaw told KING 5. "It was like a stampede of people there were actually people jumping off the balcony where the food court is at. It was crazy."
"We heard two shots," shopper Cindy Stephenson said. "There was pandemonium All the parents were screaming trying to get their kids.
Traffic is backed up in the area.
More details to come.
KING5 reporting unconfirmed reports that one of the victims died at Harborview.