Car Shot On I-90, Bullet Fired From Forest

ISSAQUAH, WA - A bullet that hit a car traveling westbound along I-90 was fired from the forest alongside the highway, police have determined. No one was injured in the shooting, but police are trying to find out who fired the bullet.

The bullet struck the side of an SUV in the rear near the hatch. The SUV was driving eastbound at around 10:30 p.m. on June 16 when it was hit. When the bullet hit, the occupants thought that a rock had hit their car. They didn't realize it was a bullet until they stopped at the Snoqualmie Casino.

The shooting happened in the area of milepost 19, which is just north of Tiger Mountain State Forest. State police determined that the bullet was likely fired from an area south of the highway that includes a number of trails, including the Swamp Trail, which runs east to west from Tiger Mountain to behind Issaquah High School.

If you know anything about the shooting, contact Washington State Patrol Det. Ruth Medeiros at (425) 401-7719 or at ruth.medeiros@wsp.wa.gov.

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