Fight in downtown Puyallup leads to shooting, crowbar attack, police say
A fight in downtown Puyallup Tuesday night led to a shooting, a car smashing into a fast food restaurant and a man attacking someone with a crowbar, police said.
The incident started about 9:25 p.m. in a fast food restaurant parking lot at 304 2nd Street NE.
A 30-year-old man confronted another man about allegedly assaulting his female friend and deliberately rammed the vehicle the suspect was in, Capt. Dave McDonald said.
That caused one of cars to slam into the restaurant building.
The man then got out and allegedly assaulted the people in the other car with a crowbar.
One of the people inside that vehicle pulled out a rifle and began shooting, police said.
One man was struck and taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Another man was hospitalized with a head injury from the crowbar attack.
Officers recovered the rifle from the scene but have not arrested the man who rammed the other car.
He abandoned his car and fled on foot but police said they know who he is.
During the incident, fast food employees locked down the restaurant and nobody inside was injured.
This story was originally published August 12, 2020 at 9:04 AM.
