Update 6:00am
The young man shot following some kind of incident on Alki Tuesday evening has died. He was 23 years old. Seattle Police say reports of a suspect or suspect vehicle are not yet verified. The police believe it was not a random shooting.

Original report
A young man in his 20's was shot multiple times suffering life threatening injuries according to people near the scene on Alki Beach at 61st and Alki Ave SW Tuesdsay night. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center. Earlier reports that he had died at the scene were inaccurate.

The area was cordoned off by police as the investigation into the incident began.

Traffic was stopped in the area.

According to scanner traffic shortly after the incident a suspect vehicle was being sought. UPDATE: The vehicle was described by police on scanner as a "low rider" style vehicle. Last seen going across West Seattle Bridge eastbound around 9:15pm. That vehicle was later checked out and found not to be involved according to Seattle Police.

Seattle Police say officially that "It is believed that the suspect or suspects responsible fled in a vehicle, but the suspect’s physical description or make/model of vehicle has not been verified yet. Detectives are interviewing any potential witnesses at this time."

Mark Jamieson of the Seattle Police said the incident began when a group of approximately 40 young people on the Alki Beach promenade got into some kind of altercation. One young man was shot.

Patrons inside Pegasus Pizza were told by management to move toward the wall and one of the chefs said the shooter brushed past her on his way to do the shooting. A black SUV on the scene was being held overnight and had two bullet holes in it.