Woman shot in head, car crashes into police cruiser in Pioneer Square

A woman was critically shot in the head during a disturbance in Pioneer Square early Monday morning, police said.

Four others sustained gunshot wounds, according to police reports. That's updated from initial reports indicating two people were shot.

The available details are vague, but police say that the incident stemmed from a conflict between two males that grew out of control. They believe two people fired guns. Only one has been arrested so far.

About 1:10 a.m. an officer on patrol near Second Avenue and Cherry Street heard gunshots to the south and headed toward the gunfire.

Meanwhile, a woman driving a beige sedan was fleeing the scene heading north on southbound-only Second Avenue Extension South. She slammed into a fully marked police car heading south on Second Avenue Extension South that was responding to the shots fired.

After hitting the patrol car the woman lost control of her vehicle and hit a parked car on the west side of the street. Neither the woman nor the officer were injured. She is currently being held for further investigation.

As more officers responded, they found a 26-year-old woman who had been shot in the face near the northwest corner of Second Avenue Extension South and South Main Street.

Medics responded and rushed the victim to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

About 15 minutes after the shots were fired, a man was dropped off at Harborview's emergency room with a gunshot wound to the foot. The vehicle that dropped him off then left. Police later found that vehicle and stopped it on MLK Jr. Way South. Police detained those in the vehicle for questioning.

In all, detectives rounded up a total of five people who suffered gunshot wounds. Aside from the critically injured 26-year-old woman, the other victims were three men, ages 19, 20, and 24, and a 22-year-old woman.

Officers found and arrested a 21-year-old man believed to be connected to the incident. He was booked into King County Jail for investigation of felony assault and illegal firearm possession. He is a convicted felon barred from possessing guns.