Seattle Man Shot Three Times Told His Mother 7-Eleven Locked Doors as He Begged for Help

A Dinner Trip Turned Into Gunfire

Matthew Lanske, 21, was shot three times in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood after he and friends finished dinner and encountered a reported “street takeover” last weekend, according to accounts cited by Fox 13 Seattle. Family members said a man and two women tried to rob one of Lanske’s friends at gunpoint. Lanske’s sister, Rebecca Garberding, said he tried to take the gun and was shot. One of Lanske’s friends died in the encounter, according to the source account. The incident was not simply a traffic disruption or public nuisance. It became a violent confrontation that left one young man fighting for his life and another person dead.

He Walked Two Blocks While Bleeding

Family members said two bullets struck Lanske in the stomach. A third shattered his pelvis and hit a major artery. Despite severe injuries and major blood loss, he walked about two blocks looking for help. The account says people nearby filmed him instead of calling 911. Eventually, Lanske sat down and texted 911 and his girlfriend. Police later found him, and he was taken to Harborview Medical Center. His family’s account describes a young man trying to reach safety while seriously wounded, with emergency help arriving only after he contacted authorities himself.

A Locked Door and a Plea for Help

Before police found him, Lanske went to a 7-Eleven and begged for assistance while blood was coming from his stomach, his mother, Shanda Barney, said. She recounted what he told her after he woke up in the hospital: “Mom, they wouldn’t let me in. They locked the doors. I begged them to let me, and there was so much blood coming out of my stomach, I thought I was going to die.” The report says the store refused to help. Lanske’s description of the encounter adds another painful detail to an already grave account, as he sought shelter while fearing he would not survive.

Multiple Suspects Remain on the Loose

The shooting is described by Lanske’s family as an attempted robbery connected to the street takeover. Multiple suspects remain on the loose, according to the source account. Lanske survived, but his injuries were serious, and his family says the third bullet struck a major artery after shattering his pelvis. The account also says his friend died during the confrontation. The reported sequence has left the family dealing with both a hospital recovery and a devastating loss, while investigators continue looking for those responsible.

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