By Steve Shay and Patrick Robinson

A man was shot by Seattle Police officers tonight at a house in the 6100 block of Admiral Way.

According to Interim Deputy Police Chief Nick Metz, "We got a call from a woman who said that she had called a relative at the house (...) and she could hear what appeared to be some kind of disturbance going on and she heard a shot being fired. The line went dead. The caller then called back to the house and this time a gentleman answered and the man had made suicidal threats during the conversation. Then the phone went dead again. The caller called 911 and reported this information to our dispatch center. Officers were immediately dispatched to the scene because of shots having been fired and the officers responded in a very quick fashion."

Police surrounded the house. A man was seen in the back of the house at the back door walking out toward officers. The officers reported that they heard a gunshot. He leveled his assault weapon (an AK-47) at the officers. Three officers responded and shot him. He suffered one gunshot wound in the abdomen and was taken to Harborview.

Three neighbors on the scene said the shooter was "mentally unstable" and they were not surprised the incident occurred. Another neighbor said the man who was shot has lived in the home since 1969 and lives there with his wife and two offspring. They said he is a survivalist and an ex-city bus driver and gardener who stores food in his attic for the long-term, and has other weapons in the house.

As of 7:00 a.m., this morning (Sept. 4) the victim is listed in stable condition. Police recovered an AK-47 assault weapon and a handgun.

Homicide and CSI officers are on the scene and conducting an investigation. The woman involved in the domestic dispute has not been found and is being sought by police. Metz said officers do not believe the woman was killed and that no such evidence was discovered in the house to indicate that.

Metz also said that that all this information was preliminary and more would be released once the investigation is complete.

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NOTE: Thanks to Gary Jessen and Anna Marietta for sending iPhone photos of the scene.