Employee shot during attempted robbery in Columbia City; search continues for suspect

SEATTLE - A search is underway for a suspect after a shooting during an attempted robbery Monday in Seattle's Columbia City neighborhood. 

Officers responded to reports of a disturbance before noon in the 4400 block of Rainier Avenue South, and shortly after the initial call another person called 911 to report a man was shot in the same area. 

When officers arrived, they found a 56-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center in serious condition. 

Investigators said the victim was an employee at the business where the disturbance was reported and the suspect shot him during an attempted robbery.

After searching the area for the suspect, police didn't locate him. A description of the suspect was not released. 

The investigation remains ongoing.