Seattle police say the victim was likely a bystander and not the intended target of gunfire between two vehicles.

Seattle police are investigating a drive-by shooting that left one man wounded Monday afternoon in the Rainier Beach neighborhood.

Police say the victim was likely an innocent bystander.

The shooting was reported at 1:45 p.m. near 51st Avenue South and South Creston Street, according to a Police Department news release. Officers are searching for a suspect.

Streets in the area are closed for the search.

Police say the occupants of two vehicles exchanged gunfire before driving away. The victim was wounded in the gunfire, although police do not believe he was an intended target.

Officers who responded to the scene found the wounded victim, a man in his 30s, inside a car. Police spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said the victim suffered a grazing wound to the head, an injury not considered life-threatening.

The victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center, according to the Seattle Fire Department.

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