SAN FRANCISCO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Three deadly shootings occurred in less than 12 hours in Seattle, U.S. state of Washington, police said on Saturday.
The first shooting took place after 11:30 p.m. local time (0630 GMT Saturday) on Friday. Police found a man dead outside a business in Sodo.
The second shooting happened early Saturday morning in Leschi, by Lake Washington. A 39-year-old woman was found dead in a home along Lakeside Avenue South, according to police. Seattle police responded to another fatal shooting Saturday morning in the Sodo neighborhood.
Friday night's incident occurred about 1.6 km south of T-Mobile Park, where MLB (Major League Baseball) All-Star festivities are expected to draw more than 100,000 people.
Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz said hundreds of officers will be deployed to the area on each event day. ■