Car crash followed by shooting reported in Tacoma; police searching for gunman
Tacoma police were searching for a person suspected of crashing a car into a vehicle Wednesday night, then shooting at the car and fleeing, police said.
One person in the car was struck by gunfire and taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. Another passenger was injured in the collision.
The crash and shooting occurred about 9 p.m. near South Yakima Avenue and South 72nd Street, Tacoma Police Department spokesperson Wendy Haddow said. Multiple people called 911 to report the shooting.
Police said a man saw his ex-girlfriend in a car with other people, then started chasing the car in his own vehicle for a short distance before driving the other car off the roadway, where it collided with a tree. The man’s ex-girlfriend was injured in the crash.
Then, the man opened fire on the car, striking one person in the backseat in the elbow. Police said the vehicle had multiple bullet holes in it. The gunman fled the scene in his car.
A third vehicle was struck by a car during the incident, police said, but it’s unclear how. The woman in that vehicle suffered minor injuries.
Police are continuing to investigate.
This story was originally published December 16, 2021 at 7:44 AM.
