Was a woman kidnapped in Lynnwood?

They don’t know who the victim may be, or who the suspect is, but Lynnwood police do know that multiple witnesses saw what appeared to be a kidnapping Monday afternoon.

“Two separate witnesses reported what possibly could be a kidnapping that took place around 5 p.m. in Lynnwood,” said Shari Ireton with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.

“Because we have two separate witness accounts…two vehicles with a couple people in each vehicle provided similar descriptions of what happened. So we know some incident occurred,” she said. “Whether it was a kidnapping or a domestic violence situation &#8212 we don’t know at this point. But we treat it seriously until we have evidence to rule it out.”

The incident occurred in Lynnwood at the intersection of Larch Way and Poplar Way. Witnesses have told police that they say a woman &#8212 either a teenager or in her early 20s &#8212 walking eastbound on Larch Way. Then a blue Ford Explorer suddenly stopped in front of her. The driver jumped out, leaving his door open, forced the young women into the truck via the drivers side door and sped off.

The truck drove away eastbound on Larch Way, then turned northbound on 28th Avenue. The truck reportedly made a u-turn on 28th Avenue and then traveled southbound.

The driver is described as a white male, 5’9″ with a medium build &#8212 possibly Hispanic. He was wearing a dark gray beanie.

The young woman is described as caucasian, having long blonde hair, or dark blonde hair, wearing a white jacket with fur around the hood.

Ireton said that there is security camera footage of the victim and the vehicle passing by, but not the incident in question. Deputies are searching the area and they have a helicopter in the air. The sheriff’s office is asking for anyone with helpful information to call 911 and report it.