State Patrol seeks tips about shots fired at vehicle near Kent

  • By Steve Hunter
  • Friday, June 23, 2017 2:24pm
  • News
Someone fired shots at a vehicle along State Route 515 near Kent during a road rage incident. One shot went through the back window and into the windshield. Nobody was hurt. Courtesy Photo/State Patrol

Someone fired shots at a vehicle along State Route 515 near Kent during a road rage incident. One shot went through the back window and into the windshield. Nobody was hurt. Courtesy Photo/State Patrol

The Washington State Patrol is seeking the public’s help to solve who fired shots at a vehicle during a road rage incident along eastbound State Route 516 just before the Kent city limits.

A vehicle sustained a broken window along with other damage. Nobody was hit by the shots.

The incident occurred at about 1:25 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, according to a State Patrol media release. The State Patrol did not have a specific address for where the shots were fired.

The victim vehicle was cut off by the suspect vehicle which was an older model Acura Integra. The victim honked at the Integra which honked back along with hand gestures.

The Integra proceeded to stop their vehicle blocking the lane in front of the victim. Words were exchanged after which the victim proceeded around the Integra and continued eastbound. The victim was in lane two and the Integra followed in lane one firing three or four shots through the back window.

The victim then accelerated, sped away and pulled into a 7-Eleven store to call 911. The two occupants of the victim vehicle did not sustain any injuries.

At least one of the bullets went through the back window, rear headrest and into the front windshield.

State Patrol detectives are seeking any information that can help identify the suspect or suspect vehicle. Contact Detective Ruth Medeiros at 425-401-7719 or by email at ruth.medeiros@wsp.wa.gov.

Kent Police initially contacted the victim and officers determined it was a State Patrol case because the incident occurred along a state highway, said Rick Johnson, State Patrol spokesman.




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This is a similar vehicle to the Integra involved in a shooting. The actual vehicle has a dent on the front left quarter panel and driver’s door along with primer on the right side of the front bumper. Courtesy Photo/State Patrol

This is a similar vehicle to the Integra involved in a shooting. The actual vehicle has a dent on the front left quarter panel and driver’s door along with primer on the right side of the front bumper. Courtesy Photo/State Patrol

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