A late-night movie outing turned tragic near Seattle when a shooting inside an AMC theater left one person dead and another at large. The incident occurred during a screening of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" at the AMC Kent Station 14 in Kent, Washington, around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday.

According to police reports relayed to Fox13 Seattle, the victim, a 19-year-old male, was apparently targeted by the shooter. While the suspect remains unidentified and at large, authorities have assured the public that there is no ongoing threat.

Moviegoers described a chaotic scene as police arrived and instructed everyone to evacuate. One witness, Mikayla Jacobson-Brewer, told Kiro7 that she initially mistook the police presence for part of the film. "All of a sudden, police come in, and I saw lights... I thought it was part of the movie, and then they say, ‘You need to get out,’" she recounted. Another witness, who identified himself as a friend of the victim, tragically shared with KOMO News, "I seen my brother fall, so I picked him up, carried him… I tried to save his life."

The shopping center housing the theater remained closed Tuesday as the investigation continued. The motive for the shooting remains unclear.

This incident echoes a similar event earlier this year in Pennsylvania, where a 19-year-old was fatally shot at a Regal Cinema in what police believed to be a targeted attack.

Authorities are continuing their investigation into the Kent shooting and have asked anyone with information to contact the Kent Police Department.