All five gunshots were reported in King County on Interstate 5.
According to authorities, there were five different gunshots on the same freeway in King County, Washington, on Monday night.
The Washington State Patrol posted on social media that all five gunshots occurred on Interstate 5, however it’s unclear if they are related.
A passenger was hurt in the initial gunfire, which happened on northbound I-5 near 320th.
The 911 caller left the interstate soon after the incident and went to a neighboring fire station, where they were treated for their wounds before being sent to Harborview Medical Center, according to KOMO.
The suspect was operating a white Volvo with California license plates, the victim reported to the state patrol. Local police eventually found the car and took a suspect into custody.
According to the state patrol, they were contacted again about a gunfire on northbound I-5 at MLK fifteen minutes later. That gunfire resulted in damage to a vehicle but no injuries to anyone.
A short while later, the state patrol got a second report regarding an injured passenger in a gunshot that occurred on northbound I-5 at I-90.
The state police stated that no description of the suspect car was given in connection with the second and third shootings.
Later, the state patrol claimed that they had received information about two other gunshot incidents on I-5 in Pierce County: one around 54th and one near State Route 18. The car used by the suspect in these two shootings
Following the gunshots, the Seattle Fire Department announced that one of its teams had treated a lady, 20, who was categorized as critically ill, according to KOMO. After that, she was brought to Harborview Medical Center.
The shootings are still being looked into.
