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Washington police seeking suspects in big rig shooting

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Washington police seeking suspects in big rig shooting
Police are searching for suspects in connection with the Jan. 21 shooting of an 18-wheeler along Interstate 90 in King County, Washington. (Courtesy: Washington State Patrol)

KING COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating two separate drive-by shootings, one of which involved an 18-wheeler, that occurred over the weekend of Jan. 21.

On that date, WSP said a semi was traveling westbound on Interstate 90 near mile marker 32 when a white passenger vehicle fired a gun toward the driver.

A bullet hit the semi’s door, cause interior damage, according to the WSP. The driver was not injured.

According to the WSP, “the victim indicated that he observed a passenger pulling a shotgun back into the vehicle after he heard the gunfire.”

On Jan. 23, a passenger car was also struck by gunfire in this same area. No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information is asked to e-mail Detective Olsen at [email protected].

 

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Shoot back is the only answer to something like that. Get a CCW and carry a good firearm that will deter these assholes from shooting at you or other motorist.

They need to start letting us truck drivers carrying our guns with us!!. Hell these no good MF THUGS be carrying their firearms without a license and the police letting them get away with it!!! So why can we good people Carry our firearms in our trucks?!. And We Have License!. Enough Is Enough!!. Don’t Get It Twisted Cause A Lot Of Truck Drivers Carry Their Firearms With Them Now Cause We Need Protection!!. Trust And Believe. Them No Good MF THUGS!! Going Down!!. We’re All Tired Of The Mess That Be Happening To Our Families And Friends And No One Is Doing Nothing About It!!. All Cops Need To Work With Us Concern Truck Drivers And Support Us Cause We Can Help Them As Well. We Need To Be Able To Communicate With Our Police Officers On Our CB Radios In Every City And State So We Can Help Them!. I’M TIRED! I’M TIRED! I’M TIRED! SO LET’S DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND TAKE BACK OUR CITIES AND PROTECT OUR HARD WORKING TRUCK DRIVERS!… GOD BLESS!.

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