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Road rage leads to shooting in Auburn; suspect on the loose

Jun 8, 2016, 4:54 PM | Updated: 8:55 pm

Auburn police inspect the scene of a road rage incident June 8, 2016. (KIRO 7)...

Auburn police inspect the scene of a road rage incident June 8, 2016. (KIRO 7)

(KIRO 7)

Auburn police are searching for a man who fired his handgun in fit of road rage Wednesday afternoon.

A Hispanic/Black man driving a tan/gold 4-door Toyota Corolla pulled out a gun in the 200 block of 15th Avenue Northwest and fired into another vehicle on the road at around 2:53 p.m., Auburn police report.

The suspect then sped away west on 15th Avenue before turning north on SR 167. He was wearing a black baseball hat, and a gray hoody. He was the only person in the vehicle, according to Auburn police.

A man in the other vehicle was struck in the arm by a bullet. His injuries are not life-threatening.

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