SEATAC, Wash. -- An argument inside a vacant SeaTac building ended with one man at the hospital being treated for a gunshot wound.

According to Sgt. Cindi West with the King County Sheriff's office, a 66-year-old man who lives next to a bank-owned house in the 3100 block of South 144th Street heard noises coming from the building and went to investigate.

When the neighbor got to the vacant building, he found a 23-year-old man inside. The neighbor told the man to leave, but he refused.

West said the neighbor went back to his own house, grabbed a shotgun and returned to the vacant building.

It's unclear exactly what happened next, but during a struggle between the two men, the younger man was shot in the backside with birdshot.

West said the neighbor may have tripped and accidentally fired the shotgun.

The victim was taken to the hospital to be treated for a wound to his hip and buttocks. The shot missed arteries and bone and the man is expected to survive. Police say he has a criminal history, including a warrant for criminal trespassing.

The case will be turned over to the prosecutor to determine if any charges will be filed.

SEA-TAC AIRPORT, Wash. -- Those who live near Sea-Tac Airport will have to get used to a bit more noise than usual over the next month.

The airport has closed down the runway closest to the terminal to make improvements to its adjacent taxi-ways. That means all air traffic will be using the center runway and the newer third runway.

It's the use of the third runway that will be most noticeable as that brings air traffic closer to nearby homes and apartments. When the Port of Seattle built the third runway, they said they'd use it sparingly because of the added residential noise.

"Yeah, we may have an airport that does bring some noise out here, but at the same time this is bringing goods, services, travelers, and tourists," said Sea-Tac spokesman Perry Cooper.

Cooper says the other side of the noise is Sea-Tac brings in some $13 million to the region.

But a lot of neighbors still feel helpless.

"What can I do about it? I can't do a darn thing about it," said Bob Forest. "I could complain but it's not going to do any good."

Runway 1 (34R/16L) will be closed through June 20. The center runway (16C/34C) will close July 20 to Aug. 8 for improvements there as well.

TUKWILA, Wash. -- Police are searching for the brazen thieves who made off with more than four miles of copper wire from Sound Transit's light rail tracks.

Sound Transit officials say the thieves somehow got into the hollow interior of the elevated tracks in Tukwila and, over several months, proceeded to steal roughly 70,000 pounds of wire.

Replacing the wire, which will fall to taxpayers, will cost $200,000.

Because the wire was stolen over an extended period of time, police say finding the perpetrators will be tough.

"It's difficult because you've got folks that are collecting it and within a very short period of time, it's melted down and taken away. We are not going to find this cable," said Sound Transit Police Chief Ron Griffin.

Police first learned of the theft last week when inspectors noticed something wasn't right on the track between the Tukwila station and Sea-Tac Airport. They investigated a little more and discovered the track had been stripped of its copper wire from Rainier Beach to the Tukwila International Boulevard Station