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Spanaway: Deputies investigating shooting that left Spanaway man wounded

March 23rd, 2009, incident report by jbtaylor

  • March 11, 2009
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  • 5700 block of 209th Street East
  • Spanaway
  • Washington
  • 98387

Stacey Mulick. The News Tribune. Tacoma, Wash.: Mar 13, 2009. pg. B.2

(Copyright (c) 2009 The News Tribune)

Pierce County sheriff's deputies were investigating a drive-by shooting that injured a young man Wednesday night in Spanaway.

The shooting occurred about 10:45 p.m. in the 5700 block of 209th Street East, sheriff's spokesman Ed Troyer said Thursday.

The 18-year-old man was sitting in a parked vehicle when another vehicle drove by and a passenger fired several rounds from a handgun, Troyer said. The man was hit but refused to be taken to a hospital. One bullet hit a nearby house.

Witnesses reported the gunman was wearing a ski mask. The vehicle carrying him was described as a dark green, four-door, early 1990s Buick with chrome spoke wheels.

"We're lucky no one is dead," Troyer said. "There were lots of shots with a high-powered handgun."