At 10:27 this morning Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call from a driver reporting that their vehicle was shot at on EB SR-18 between I-5 and Weyerhaeuser Way.
When troopers arrived they found a female in her blue Honda Civic with a bullet hole in the driver and passenger side window. The bullet entered the driver’s side window, narrowly missing the victim, and exited through the passenger side window. The driver sustained lacerations to her head and neck from the glass.
The victim stated as she was approaching the exit to Enchanted Parkway/SR18 on SB I-5 an older off white passenger car was driving erratically next her and the driver give her the middle finger before getting in front of the victim and slowing drastically. As they entered EB SR-18 the vehicle pulled up next to the victim and the male passenger fired a gun at her before fleeing EB.
The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment for the lacerations sustained from breaking glass.
The driver was described as a slender black female in her 20’s with straight shoulder length hair and the male who fired the gun was described as a slender black male with short hair and a white T-shirt.
WSP detectives are seeking witnesses to this shooting along with anyone that may have information that can assist in identifying the suspect vehicle and driver. Please contact Detective Early at Todd.Moate@wsp.wa.gov
