Investigation underway after road rage incident leads to shooting near Shilshole Bay Marina
Jun 13, 2021, 8:13 AM
(KIRO 7 TV)
An investigation is underway after a road rage incident involving a driver and motorcyclist led to a shooting near Shilshole Bay Marina in Seattle on Saturday evening.
Officers were called to the 7000 block of Seaview Avenue Northwest.
Police said the driver of a car shot at the motorcyclist, striking him and another person behind the motorcyclist.
Police said a 30-year-old man was taken to Harborview Medical Center in stable condition but it is not yet known if it was the motorcyclist.
The other person suffered minor injuries but declined to go to the hospital, officials said.
Officials said officers stopped the shooter at 9th Avenue North and Harrison Street after he fled the scene of the shooting and took him into custody.
KIRO 7 found out that the shooting happened close to a TikTok inspired party and police worried that the situation would devolve out of control like the situation that happened at Alki Beach two weeks ago.
And police are working to find out if the shooting was related to the social media inspired party near the marina.
The investigation is ongoing.
UPDATE: This shooting started as a road rage incident b/w a vehicle driver and motorcyclist. Suspect in a car shot at a motorcyclist, striking him and also an unintended subject behind him. Police stopped suspect at 9 Av N/Harrison St and took suspect into custody.
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) June 13, 2021