Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Discharged firearms in the news: Fri 27 July - Thur 2 Aug 2012 [View all]struggle4progress
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SEATTLE - A car chase that sent bullets flying through the streets of Seattle ended dramatically Sunday afternoon with a three-car crash on Interstate 5 that injured three people and closed down the freeway's southbound lanes for an hour, police said.
The driver of one vehicle suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder during the chase, and his sister told KOMO News the shooting was gang-related.
The bizarre drama began at about 4 p.m. when some men made eye contact with the man who was later shot made at a festival in Seward Park, said Jeff Kappel of the Seattle police ...
http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/Possible-shooting-closes-southbound-I-5-near-Boeing-Field-164212146.html
August 3, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Police continue investigation into last weekends I-5 gunfire, crash
Posted by Jennifer Sullivan
... The melee began around 4 p.m. at Seward Park when occupants of one car chased another vehicle away from the Pista Sa Nayon Filipino Festival, authorities said. Gunshots were fired from the pursuing car at Columbia Way South and South Spokane Street, followed by additional gunfire on I-5 south.
The gunfire set off a chain-reaction crash just north of the Boeing Access Road exit. Seattle fire crews pulled two females a 43-year-old Tacoma mother and her 14-year-old daughter from an overturned car that wasnt involved in the chase, authorities said.
There was only one shooting victim in the chaos the man who had been involved in the initial dispute at the festival. The 20-year-old man was treated and released from Harborview Medical Center. A hospital spokeswoman said that he had declined media interviews. The mother and daughter from the overturned car were also treated and released, Harborview spokeswoman Susan Gregg added ...
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2012/08/police-continue-to-investigate-car-chase-and-i-5-gunfire-from-last-weekend/