Lynnwood Police Probe Shooting Of Man Looking For Lost Dog

LYNNWOOD, WA – It was around 12:30 Thursday morning and a 23-year-old man was driving around with his sister looking for their lost dog. That's when things got worse.

They were driving by the football fields at Meadowdale High School when they passed a tan or brown car, maybe a Honda, which was near a dead-end road.

As they drove by, the man said that he could see four young men in the car. Get all the latest information on what's happening in your community by signing up for Patch's newsletters and breaking news alerts.

He could also see one point a gun and fire at his car.

He was grazed in the back. His sister was not injured.

They rushed home and called 911. Police took him to the hospital where he was treated and released. The dog has not been found.

It was actually the second shooting in Lynnwood on Wednesday night.

The other one happened about four hours earlier.

Police found a car with three victims on Blue Ridge Drive.

In the front seat was a 22-year-old man and an 18-year-0ld woman. They had both been shot and were rushed to Harborview Medical Center. In the back seat was a 19-year-old woman who appeared to have suffered minor injuries from shrapnel.

Police say that the two people who'd been shot were originally in critical condition bu have improved.

Officials do not believe that the incidents were related. No one has been arrested in either case.

Anyone with information on the first case is asked to call Detective William Koonce at (425) 670-5623.

Anyone with information on the other shooting is asked to call the Detective Brian Jorgensen at (425) 670-5632.

Police say in both cases, people with information can also contact Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.TIPS (8477).

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