In a shocking incident, a gunman opened fire in downtown Seattle on Wednesday. The shooting took place in front of a 7-11 convenience store.

The incident took place when an argument took place between some men. One of the men took out a gun and wounded five people. Out of the five, one man is said to be critically injured.

“The shooting did not appear to be related to the anti-Trump demonstrations but instead stemmed from some type of personal argument", Robert Merner, assistant chief of the Seattle Police Department, told reporters.

"It appears that some type of argument took place. This individual began to walk away from the crowd, then turned and fired into the crowd," Merner said.

He said, “the suspect then fled the area on foot and remained at large.”

"Police and fire crews were on the scene in less than a minute because they had been in the area to monitor the demonstrations," he said, "but did not arrive in time to engage the suspect."

Police closed down the crossing of Third Avenue and Pine streets, where the shooting took place.

The Seattle Times newspaper reported that "witnesses heard several gunshots."

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BY M. DIVYA SRI