July 27, 2021
King County: At approximately 12:55am this morning Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call from an individual that reported they had been shot at NB I-5 and had been struck and had pulled over to the right shoulder near SR 516.
Upon arriving troopers found that both the passenger and driver had been struck by the gunfire. The driver in the left shoulder and the passenger in the forearm. Troopers immediately rendered first aid and used combat gauze and put tourniquets on both the driver and passenger. Both victims were conscious and alert. The fire department arrived a short time later and took over the care of the victims who were transported to Harborview Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
The investigation continued as detectives interviewed the victims at the hospital. They indicated they were traveling NB I-5 when a vehicle pulled up on the driver’s side and opened fire on their vehicle at which time the passenger was struck. Subsequently another vehicle pulled up on the driver’s side and fire additional rounds on one of which struck the driver.
The victims were not able to provide a description of either vehicle except for the fact that they were both passenger cars.
The victims were in a 2005 GMC Yukon black in color with custom aftermarket rims and tinted windows.
WSP detectives are seeking anyone with information about the vehicles or suspects that committed this crime. Please contact Detective Ted Hahn at (425) 401-7747 or by email at theodore.hahn@wsp.wa.gov.
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