Bullethole
This bullet hole was left in a Mustang that got caught in the middle of apparent road rage on I5 near Everett. (Photo courtesy Washington State Patrol)

More gunfire catches bystander near Seattle

BY Kim Shepard  on June 9, 2012 @ 4:11 pm (Updated: 7:19 pm - 6/9/12 )

Another innocent person was caught in the middle of flying bullets north of Seattle, on I-5 between Marysville and Everett.

Trooper Keith Leary with the Washington State Patrol says the man was driving northbound around 1 p.m. Saturday, when he saw a couple of drivers engaged in road rage. He thought he heard his tire blow, but when he pulled over he found a bullet hole just behind the driver's door.

"He wasn't able to get the license plate number of the vehicle, a good driver description or anything. The only description that he was able to give us was a black Mercedes or a black Mercedes-type vehicle," says Trooper Leary.

The victim, a Stanwood man, was driving alone in his Ford Mustang. No one was hurt.

Just one day earlier, bullets flew in two separate shootings in Seattle. First, on Rainier Avenue South, a light blue SUV pulled up next to a black pickup truck and opened fire.

The two victims in the pickup, a young man and a young woman, took themselves to Harborview Medical Center. A few hours later, Seattle police found what they think is the suspected shooter's abandoned SUV.

Then, around 5 p.m. Friday, shots were fired near the intersection of 23rd Avenue South and South Jackson. Police say that a young male shooter was blasting away at another group of young men.

Seattle Police received multiple 911 calls and got tips from several people on the street.

"We wanted to thank all the members of the community who called 911 to report this incident, and also those who provided information to our officers. It really helped in locating this suspect," says Seattle Detective Jeff Kappel.

Officers found and arrested the suspected shooter, with his gun, hiding in a clothing store nearby.

Kim Shepard, KIRO Radio Reporter
Kim Shepard is a news anchor and reporter for KIRO Radio and the office optimist. She's energetic, quick to laugh and has a positive outlook on life.
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  • deltta wrote...
    Odd looking bullet hole
    June 9, 2012 6:39 pm
    hmmm
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  • diverphil wrote...
    Sad
    June 9, 2012 7:09 pm
    My heart hurts for our City. We are better than this.
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  • rational wrote...
    diverphil - We are better than this.
    June 9, 2012 9:09 pm
    Apparently not.
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  • tuleman003 wrote...
    First of all...
    June 9, 2012 7:33 pm
    Seattle is not even close to being between Everett and Marysville. When are people going to get it through their heads that Seattle doesn't encompass all of Western Washington.
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  • John S Paul wrote...
    tuleman003 -
    June 10, 2012 3:11 pm
    They won't, and that's the problem. Seattle and King County citizens think that they are the only people in this state that matters. Typical liberal elitism.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Again
    June 9, 2012 8:21 pm
    Guns don't just fire themselves. When are you liberal gun hating idiots going stop with the fear mongering?
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  • Oly80 wrote...
    stop being such a fool.
    June 11, 2012 6:52 am
    i am a (moderate) libral. i LOVE guns. stop speaking in generalities that you obviously don't know aren't true.
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  • tuleman003 wrote...
    And then...
    June 9, 2012 8:42 pm
    Always thought shooting an animal was cowardly. But shooting an unarmed, unsuspecting human is way over the top of what I think is cowardice. Only ranks a little higher than someone slashing your tires.
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  • jcarrigan42 wrote...
    Something wicked this way comes...
    June 9, 2012 9:04 pm
    oh wait, it's already here. The jackel headed god of the Egyptians, Anubis, the god of the dead shows up and inside of a week everyone is going crazy and blowing others away. Coincidence? I think not.
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  • tuleman003 wrote...
    I agree BN,
    June 9, 2012 9:42 pm
    People that carry guns are scared. If a man can't settle his differences without a weapon, he is NOT a man.
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  • I_see_stupid_people wrote...
    Alot of idiots on this thread
    June 9, 2012 9:55 pm
    thinking that they can defend themselves against bullets with their matrix moves. pathetic use of logic boys.
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  • tuleman003 wrote...
    I_see,
    June 9, 2012 10:07 pm
    Good point. But you better be true with that bullet, otherwise you might want a proctologist handy to retrieve your gun.
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  • kiddenme wrote...
    guns wont help...
    June 10, 2012 12:05 pm
    4 police officers in lakewood, all armed, all killed. And... if you do have a gun and you get mad you end up shooting at someone on the freeway (case in point) or shooting and killing someone and then looking at life in prison, I'd rather get robbed. Now... come into my house and you will learn what a shot gun can do to an intruder. But defending your home is very different than idiots like this driving down the freeway like its the wild wild west.
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  • tuleman003 wrote...
    Just to be clear.
    June 9, 2012 9:51 pm
    I stand at 5-foot-six and weigh 135 pounds, but will challenge my ground when I know I'm right.
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  • I_see_stupid_people wrote...
    challenge your ground?
    June 9, 2012 10:02 pm
    Is that some sort of weird dungeons and dragons thing, because in english it doesn't function as a coherent phrase.
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  • Ron_Spins wrote...
    L.O.L engaged in road rage.
    June 10, 2012 2:05 am
    What do you expect? No one knows how to drive here it's only natural someone at random is gonna pop a cork.Hint:Hang up the phone and actually drive , that means watch your mirrors , get the Heck out of the left lane unless you are passing(this goes with the mirrors) and at least attempt to be considerate. Rant over
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  • Newton wrote...
    This seems Staged?.
    June 10, 2012 2:33 am
    Gunfire Catches Car right. So the Headline is missing leading.
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  • deltta wrote...
    Staged? maybe
    June 10, 2012 7:44 am
    Is it 2ln or 3 on i5 up there? Odd that the car was hit behind the drivers door, and the "bullet hole" just doesn't look right.
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