Man negligently discharges firearm, hitting girlfriend in back
Jun 15, 2012, 5:37 AM | Updated: 6:39 am
Police say a man sitting in the back seat of a car fired a gun and shot his girlfriend who was sitting in the front seat of the car parked at a fast food restaurant in Seattle.
The man was apparently holding the firearm in the back seat when the one round was discharged into the front seat occupied by his girlfriend.
The woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center Thursday night with life threatening injuries.
Police seized the gun and questioned the man, but they say there was no argument or disturbance before the shooting.
There were two women and two men in the car during the incident that occurred near North 85th Street and Aurora Avenue North. No other injuries were reported.
The case remains an active investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
