Officers were dispatched to California Burrito, 31600 Pacific Highway South, at approximately 4:26 p.m. after receiving reports of a shooting.
A male employee was found with a single gunshot wound and transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
“During the investigation, it was learned the victim of this crime was an employee at California Burrito who had contacted a suspicious person who was loitering in the parking lot,” Commander Bryan Klingele wrote in a news release.
Investigators released images of a person they identified as a person of interest who was at the restaurant prior to the shooting.
Police said anyone with information about the identity or location of the man was asked to call 911.
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