LYNNWOOD, Wash. — The Lynnwood Police Department (LPD) is investigating after one person was killed and at least two more people were injured in a shooting late Monday night at a public park.
"We were in Fred Meyer and got a call that he had been shot and that's all I knew," said Hilary, who said her 20-year-old son was one of the victims in the Lynndale Park shooting on Sept. 4.
"He was shot about four inches from his head and there were like, 30 bullets in the other boy's car. This is not OK, like, it's not OK," said Hilary, who declined to share her last name out of safety.
The bullet is still in her son's shoulder, but is in all right condition. "He's upset," his mother said. "He kept apologizing saying , 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry.' I told him to stop apologizing, he'd done nothing wrong."
Lynnwood police said the shooting killed one person and injured two others Monday night near Lynndale Elementary School. Police determined five males between the ages of 17 and 20 were involved in the shooting. One 17-year-old remains in the hospital in critical condition.
"I heard this what sounded like at first might have been firecrackers because it was so rapid. It went pop, pop, pop, pop like someone emptied their clip," said Richard Mabie, who was watching TV around 10 p.m. when he heard the shooting about 100 feet from his door.
"It was just between the tennis courts and basketball court, right in there," said Mabie.
A motive for the shooting has not yet been determined as detectives are still investigating, said Maren McKay with the Lynnwood Police Department. Police are also working to confirm the suspects.
Hilary herself still has questions she wants answers to.
"I never expected to get a call that my son's been shot. That's my baby, it just makes me angry, so I hope they catch whoever did this," she said.
As investigators wrap up this initial part of the investigation, the emotional and physical trauma isn't as easily washed away.
"I'm just glad it didn't go any further, I mean there were so many shots fired. It could have been so much worse," said Hilary.
No information was provided on whether a suspect was identified or arrested, but Lynnwood police did say they believe the incident was isolated and that there is no active threat to the public.
Any witnesses of the shooting are asked to contact Detective Sattarov at 425-670-5633 with any tips.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.