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Violent weekend in western Washington leaves 1 dead

Oct 17, 2022, 11:18 AM | Updated: 11:35 am

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Bellingham Police say that the teens, aged 14 to 17, began to whip a 26-year-old man with their t-shirts and use homophobic and racial slurs (Bellingham Police Department/Facebook)

(Bellingham Police Department/Facebook)

There were several incidents of violent shootings across western Washington this weekend.

Bellingham police are investigating after two men were shot and badly wounded in the 2300 block of Valencia Street early Sunday morning.

Both men, ages 31 and 28, sustained life-threatening injuries, according to police.

No clear motive has been established for this shooting, according to police.

Crime Scene Investigators and detectives are now investigating this incident.

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Road rage incident in Skykomish

Police said there was a road rage shooting that left a 24-year-old Everett woman dead.

The Washington State Patrol said the shooting happened between the driver of a Kia Sorento and a Subaru SUV.

Police report an occupant of the Subaru fired a gun through the rear passenger window of the Kia.

The case is still under investigation by detectives.

Four shootings in Tacoma

Tacoma police detectives are trying to figure out who fired a gun and hit a woman inside a home on the 5600 block of S J Street.

They said a drive-by shooting took place just after 9:00 p.m. Saturday.

A bullet entered a home, and a 29-year-old woman inside was hit.

Medics took her to the hospital, but say she may not survive.

There were three other shootings in Tacoma over the weekend on E 56th St., E R. St., and S. Thompson Ave.

No one was injured in these three shootings, but investigators are looking into the possibility the incidents are connected.

 

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Violent weekend in western Washington leaves 1 dead