LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Two teenagers have died after being shot at a park in Lynnwood Thursday night.
According to the Lynnwood Police Department, officers responded to a report of shots being fired from a vehicle at Spruce Park on 36th Avenue West around 9:15 p.m. When officers arrived, they found two boys, ages 15 and 16, who had been shot.
Police said the victims were immediately taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries and died at the hospital from their injuries.
Investigators interviewed witnesses who were at the park when the shooting occurred.
Lynnwood police said the victims’ identity and cause of death would be determined by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office.
Police are seeking information about a suspect vehicle that is believed to be associated with the shooting. Detectives want to know who was occupying the SUV on July 15 and request businesses review surveillance footage that may show the car.
The car is a 1996 Chevy Tahoe with a black front fender and hood and a white body. Its Washington license plate number is CBP4384.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Russ Sattarov at rsattarov@LynnwoodWA.gov or 425-670-5633.
Thursday night’s shooting comes just a day after two other teenagers were injured in a drive-by shooting on the 3500 block of 164th Street Southwest in Lynnwood on Wednesday.
According to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office (SCSO), several teens were walking on the sidewalk when a boy and a girl were hit by gunfire. The group of teens returned fire at the suspects in a vehicle.
Two nearby houses were also struck by gunfire.
Both victims were taken to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The teens involved in Wednesday’s shooting are believed to be between the ages of 15 and 17, according to SCSO.
Deputies believe the incident is gang-related.
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