Man Arrested After I-5 Road Rage Shooting

FEDERAL WAY, WA — A man has been arrested after a road rage induced shooting on I-5 Saturday.

According to Washington State Patrol, the shooting happened around 1 p.m. Saturday on southbound I-5 approaching the off-ramp to S 320th street. That's when two cars traveling south got into some sort of road rage argument, which ended with one driver pulling to the side of the road to let the other driver by. Instead, the second driver also pulled his car to the side of the road.

Troopers say that, when the second driver pulled over, the first driver got out of his car and started walking over. In response, the other man pulled a handgun from his glove compartment. The man outside then started to walk back to his own car when the driver with the gun opened fire, shooting the other man in the chest. The shooter then took off, leaving the victim injured on the side of the road.

He was later taken to Harborview Medical Center for treatment, and is reportedly in stable condition and expected to recover.

After the shooting, WSP was called in to investigate and quickly identified the other driver through photos taken on scene and his car's registration. They have named the suspect as 30-year-old Peter L. Garrido, who is a civilian employee of the Seattle Police Department.

Garrido has been arrested and is being held in the King County Jail on suspicion of first degree assault.

Troopers say their investigation into the shooting is ongoing, and they're asking anyone who has seen or knows anything related to the incident to give them a call at (425) 401-7747.