DES MOINES, Wash. — Two men were injured in a shooting near a King County Metro bus stop Monday morning near the Kent-Des Moines border in south King County.
The King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) said three men were getting off a bus at Pacific Highway and Kent Des Moines Road around 4:45 a.m.
The incident began as an altercation on the bus between a victim and the suspect, according to Sgt. Scott Oak, with the Des Moines Police Department (DMPD).
According to the KCSO, the suspect turned to another man as they were exiting the bus and said, “Don’t follow me.” He then shot the man twice, once in each arm, Oak said.
Another man from the bus was grazed by a bullet, but it's unclear if the suspect shot a third time or the round went through the first victim.
The first victim was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The DMPD said Tuesday morning the first victim was recovering at the hospital. The second victim was treated for their injuries Monday and released at the scene.
The suspect fled the scene on foot and headed north, Oak said. The KCSO helped Des Moines police with a K9 track for the suspect, but the suspect was not located during the K9 Track.
Around 6 p.m. Monday, DMPD officers responded to multiple reports of a man with a gun walking in the area near South 272nd Street and Pacific Highway South. Witnesses reported the man got onto a King County Metro bus.
According to the DMPD, responding officers made contact with the man when the bus stopped near South 240th Street and Pacific Highway South. Responding officers recognized the man from surveillance video as the same suspect from the shooting near Kent Des Moines Road and Pacific Highway South earlier in the day.
The suspect was arrested, and a loaded handgun was recovered, police said. The man was booked into the King County Jail on pending charges of felony assault and weapons charges.
According to the DMPD, the suspect has a “lengthy violent criminal history” which included nine felony charges.
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