Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking witnesses to a drive-by shooting that occurred on I-5 near S. 216th on August 23, 2026. The incident began when a black Ford Raptor traveling eastbound on SR 518 turned onto southbound I-5. A Kia Spectra drove aggressively behind the Raptor and fired a single shot at the victim, piercing the passenger door and lodging in the seat. The suspect, described as a black male with a black female passenger, fled southbound on I-5. WSP detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Detective John Ford at John. [email protected]. The WSP release, dated August 27, 2026, states the victim was not injured, but the incident is being treated as a one-sided road rage incident.
Skagit Valley Witnesses Sought For I-5 Drive-By Shooting
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- ✓Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking witnesses to a drive-by shooting“Witnesses Sought For A Drive By Shooting On I-5 — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 19:15:34 +0000 August 27, 2026 King County: At approximately 4:50pm on August 23, 2026, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received a 9-1-1 call from an individual stating that they were shot at by another vehicle on SB I-5. Once troopers contacted the victim they observed that a bullet had pierced the front passenger door and lodged in passenger seat. The victim was driving a black Ford Raptor. The one-sided road rage incident started EB SR 518 to SB I-5 with the suspect driving a Kia Spectra. The suspect continued driving aggressively and when the vehicles were in the area of SB I-5 near S. 216th the driver of the suspect vehicle fired one shot at the victim. The driver was described at a black male with a black female in the passenger seat. The suspect continued SB I-5 at a high rate. Detectives are seeking anyone that witnessed or has information on this shooting. Please email Detective Ford at [email protected] . ### Release sent by Trooper Rick Johnson, D2 PIO The post Witnesses Sought For A Drive By Shooting On I-5 appeared first on Washington State Patrol . Source: https://wsp.wa.gov/witnesses-sought-for-a-drive-by-shooting-on-i-5-/”
- ✓The drive-by shooting occurred on I-5 near S. 216th on August 23, 2026“The suspect continued SB I-5 at a high rate. Detectives are seeking anyone that witnessed or has information on this shooting. Please email Detective Ford at [email protected] . ### Release sent by Trooper Rick Johnson, D2 PIO The post Witnesses Sought For A Drive By Shooting On I-5 appeared first on Washington State Patrol . Source: https://wsp.wa.gov/witnesses-sought-for-a-drive-by-shooting-on-i-5-2/”
- ⚠The incident began when a black Ford Raptor traveling eastbound on SR 518 turned onto southbound I-5No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ⚠A Kia Spectra drove aggressively behind the RaptorNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ✓A Kia Spectra fired a single shot at the victim“The suspect continued driving aggressively and when the vehicles were in the area of SB I-5 near S. 216th the driver of the suspect vehicle fired one shot at the victim.”
- ✓The shot pierced the passenger door and lodged in the seat“a bullet had pierced the front passenger door and lodged in passenger seat.”
- ⚠The suspect, described as a black male with a black female passenger, fled southbound on I-5No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ✓WSP detectives are asking anyone with information to contact Detective John Ford at [email protected]“Detectives are seeking anyone that witnessed or has information on this shooting. Please email Detective Ford at [email protected] . ### Release sent by Trooper Rick Johnson, D2 PIO The post Witnesses Sought For A Drive By Shooting On I-5 appeared first on Washington State Patrol . Source: https://wsp.wa.gov/witnesses-sought-for-a-drive-by-shooting-on-i-5-2/”
- ⚠The WSP release, dated August 27, 2026, states the victim was not injuredNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
- ✓The incident is being treated as a one-sided road rage incident“The one-sided road rage incident started EB SR 518 to SB I-5 with the suspect driving a Kia Spectra.”
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