Seattle, WA
Suspect arrested after multiple Seattle highway shootings
Police have made an arrest after at least four people were believed to be injured in a series of reported shootings on a highway near Seattle. A 20-year-old woman was said to be in a critical condition.
The Washington State Patrol said it is investigating five separate shootings that occurred on Interstate 5 overnight.
The first was reported on I-5 near 320th Street in Federal Way. The second on northbound I-5 near I-90 in Seattle. Another shooting, yet to be confirmed, was reported on northbound I-5 at MLK Jr. Way.
@wastatepatrol is investigating two shootings on I-5 and possibly a third. The first one was NB 5, 320th where a passenger was injured. The second was NB 5 near I-90 where another passenger was injured. The third and not yet confirmed was NB 5 at MLK. 1/2
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) September 3, 2024
Trooper Rick Johnson, from the Washington State Patrol, added on Tuesday that two further shootings are being investigated. At least four people are believed to have been injured in the incidents.
The suspect vehicle in the first shooting was described as a white Volvo with California plates, according to Johnson.
Seattle on Interstate 5 on March 15, 2020 in Seattle. A series of shootings took place on this interstate on Monday September 2nd, according to police.
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The WSP posted on X about the first shooting incident at 9:27 p.m., reporting that they were investigating two shootings and a possible third.
The first shooting involved a passenger injury and the WSP said after the shooting occurred, the 911 caller had exited the freeway and drove to a fire station nearby. Their injuries were treated before being taken to the Harborview Medical Center.
The WSP then received another call about a shooting that took place on northbound I-5 at MLK. Nobody was harmed in this shooting, but a vehicle sustained damage.
The WSP then received another call reporting a shooting that occurred at northbound I-5 at I-90, where a passenger had been injured.
The police do not have a description of the suspect vehicles in the other incidents but are, “still actively working to obtain that info.”
The Seattle Fire Department said that after the third shooting incident, their crews were treating a 20-year-old woman who had been reported to be in critical condition. She was also taken to the Harborview Medical Center.
The WSP then reported that there had been two additional shootings, involving one SB 5 near SR 18 and one SB 5 near 54th in Pierce County.
The suspect vehicle in these two shootings matched the vehicle involved first reported shooting, both of these shootings involved injuries.
2/2 Thanks to @TacomaPD @LakewoodPDCO University Place PD @PuyallupPD Pierce County Sheriff and Fircrest PD who was the agency that made the arrest after locating the suspect vehicle. More info to come later this morning.
— Trooper Rick Johnson (@wspd2pio) September 3, 2024
Trooper Rick Johnson then shared that an arrest has been made. Posting on X, he thanked the Tacoma PD, Lakewood PDCO, University Place PD, Pierce Country Sheriff and Firecrest PD and revealed that police had made an arrest after locating the suspect vehicle.
Newsweek has reached out to the WSP and the Seattle Fire Department via email for comment.
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