Crime & Safety

Lakewood Authorities Track Down Suspects in Vehicle Shooting

Shots rang out before 5 p.m. Friday in the 6100 block of Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest, according to local police.

Mary Ann Miller, Lakewood Chamber of Commerce membership director, wanted to go home tonight but she couldn't, at least not right away.

Lakewood police had advised her, along with others on the Clover Park Technical College campus, to lock their doors as a precaution because of a car-to-car shooting that broke out around 5 p.m. Police were looking for other suspects in the 6100 block of Steilacoom Boulevard, reported The Tacoma News Tribune.

Lt. Chris Lawler said a pair of cars were shooting at each other then drove away. There were no injuries as of 6:45 p.m., the Tribune reported. Police set up a containment and were able to locate both cars and took two individuals believed to be in the vehicle into custody.

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Police don't believe the gunfire was a random act, Lawler said, adding they are still searching for additional suspects involved in the shooting.


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