WSP reports yet another drive-by shooting on I-5
Sep 11, 2024, 4:56 PM
Another drive-by shooting has been reported, this time on the interchange ramp from I-5 south to State Route 16 west. (Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol)
(Photo courtesy of Washington State Patrol)
Another drive-by shooting has been reported, this time on the interchange ramp from Interstate 5 (I-5) south to State Route (SR) 16 west.
Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper John Dattilo said the latest gunfire injured a driver near Tacoma around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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The victim, a 35-year-old man, was driving his black 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a woman passenger, when another man, driving a black four-door sedan, also with a woman passenger, pulled up alongside.
“Pulled up alongside the victim’s vehicle and fired several shots at that vehicle,” Dattilo told KIRO Newsradio. “One of those shots struck the driver of that victim’s vehicle in the shoulder.”
The 35-year-old man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and his woman passenger was unharmed.
The driver of the black sedan and his passenger got away, continuing on SR 16 west. Witnesses described the driver as a light-skinned Black man.
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Troopers are working to find out what led up to the shooting. Datillo noted there’s something in the air.
“There’s something going on in King and Pierce Counties, and people feel like it’s appropriate to start shooting rounds off on Interstate 5, and that’s just not the answer to any situation,” he said.
Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has more information regarding the black sedan and its occupants is urged to contact Detective Brooke Bova at 360-701-8284 or via email at brooke.bova@wsp.wa.gov.
Earlier this month, a man was arrested in connection with a mass shooting on I-5, injuring at least five people.
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According to WSP Capt. Ron Mead, WSP has been involved in 37 active investigations into highway shootings in King County, which includes Seattle, since the start of the year. Mead said the numbers are similar to the previous two years. Statewide, he said, there have been 57 shootings this year
Contributing: Bill Kaczaraba, MyNorthwest
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