State Patrol seeks tips about shots fired at vehicle near Kent

Published 2:20 pm Friday, June 23, 2017

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.