SEATTLE, WA - A 29-year-old man died early Sunday morning in Ballard after he was shot in the chest. Police found the man lying in the middle of a street near the Old Ballard area.

Police responded to the intersection of Leary Avenue Northwest and Northwest 49th Street around 1:45 a.m. on a report of a shooting. They found the victim about one block north along 17th Avenue Northwest with a single gunshot wound.

Police did not report if there were any witnesses or a description of the suspect.