A driver of a 1997 Acura Integra fired several shots at a red sports utility vehicle during a chase that started Jan. 2 in White Center and ended along southbound Interstate 5 near the Kent-Des Moines Road when King County Sheriff’s Office deputies lost sight of the Acura.
No injuries were reported and no one is in custody, according to a Sheriff’s Office media release.
The incident started at about 10:50 p.m. Jan. 2 when a 911 caller reported seeing a black Acura chasing a red SUV in the White Center area at speeds of up to 80 mph. The driver of the Acura was leaning out the window shooting a handgun at the SUV.
About 10 minutes later a deputy found the Acura, now in the Top Hat neighborhood and a short pursuit ensued. But the suspect vehicle got away.
A few minutes later a second deputy found the car again, this time along State Route 599. The pursuit continued on southbound I-5. The chase was ended when the deputy lost sight of the car at about the Kent-Des Moines Road.
At 12:15 a.m. Jan. 3, a White Center woman called to report her 1997 Acura Integra stolen. Deputies believe this was the vehicle involved in the shooting and the chase. The license number is 403ZJG (Washington). The car is distinctive because it is black but with red and silver wheel rims.
Neither the stolen vehicle nor the red SUV, possibly a Nissan 4Runner, have been found.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 206-296-3311 (24 hours) or 911.
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