Police searching for people who fired gunshots at military plane in Renton
Jun 22, 2017, 5:39 AM
KIRO 7 obtained surveillance video the Renton Police Department pulled from a local business showing two people on foot on the west side of a street, who ran behind a big tree and then fired a number of shots June 17.
One of those bullets pierced a military plane at the Boeing plant just blocks away.
“The plane that was struck, I understand, is probably 150-200 yards away from the spot where the people were. I don’t think they were targeting any planes in particular,” said Robert Onishi, a Renton Police detective. “I think it was just that [it] happened in the backdrop, where they ended up firing into.”
Renton resident Serena Hale also heard those gunshots.
“I heard probably 10 or 11 [gunshots]. I want to say [it was a total of] 11, but I was trying to count them,” Hale said Hale. “My bedroom is right back here so I kind of get a view of the dentist office [which is nearby where I live]. I saw one guy walking up the street right after the car had taken off.”
KIRO 7 reached out to Boeing.
The company said employees on the Renton flight line reported hearing shots fired in the vicinity of the Renton airport around 2 a.m. Saturday and around 3 a.m. Wednesday.
They said none of their employees were hurt.
“We haven’t had any reports of any gunshot injuries,” Onishi said.
But that surveillance video is what detectives have to work with to zero in on who may have fired the shots.
Boeing said it’s working with the Renton Police Department and is taking precautions to ensure the safety of Boeing employees and security of their facilities.
“It’s not comfortable for me to live in an area where there’s gunshots so often,” Hale said.
