WSP Seeks Witnesses for I-5 Shooting, Hit-and-Run

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  Washington State Patrol (WSP) is seeking witnesses for two separate incidents in King CountyNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  One of the incidents involved I-5“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-5-2/”
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  The other incident involved SR 99No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  On August 23, a black Ford Raptor driver reported being shot at by a Kia Spectra“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.”
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  The shooting occurred on southbound I-5 near 216th StreetNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  A bullet pierced the passenger door“a bullet had pierced the front passenger door and lodged in passenger seat.”
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  The suspect vehicle was driven by a black maleNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The suspect vehicle had a black female passengerNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The suspect vehicle fled southbound on I-5No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  WSP detectives are seeking information about a motorcycle collision on SR 99“WSP detectives are asking for information from anyone that may have witnessed the collision.”
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  The motorcycle collision occurred near 14th Ave S“SR 99 near 14th Ave S.”
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  The motorcycle collision occurred on August 22“At approximately 1:25am on August 22, 2026, Washington State Patrol (WSP) communications received 9-1-1 calls advising of a serious collision involving a motorcycle on SR 99 near 14th Ave S.”
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  A motorcycle rider was struck from behind by an unknown vehicle“The witnesses reported that the motorcycle was traveling NB SR 99 when an unknown vehicle struck the back causing the motorcycle to go down.”
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  The unknown vehicle fled the scene“The causing vehicle fled the scene after the collision.”
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  The motorcycle rider was hospitalized in serious condition“The rider was transported to Harborview in serious condition.”
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  Both incidents are under investigationNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Detectives are asking the public to contact them via emailNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Detectives are asking the public to provide dashcam footage“Detectives are also asking if anyone has dashcam during this time.”