EDMONDS, Wash. — A 13-year-old boy is in stable condition after he was injured in a drive-by shooting in Edmonds Saturday night, according to police.
KING 5 met with the boy's father outside Harborview Medical Center on Sunday afternoon, who said he had been in shock since he got the call his son had been shot.
“Devastating, my soul,” said Cesar Lagunes, the boy’s father. “It took me 20 minutes to get here. I got here before the ambulance, so everything went so quick.”
Lagunes said his son is awake, talking, and has a good attitude. He said his son was lucky because the bullet went through part of his pelvis, but did not hit any vital organs. He said his son would be leaving the hospital soon and should be able to walk in one to two weeks.
"Sometimes you hear like the neighbors or far away, somebody got shot," said Lagunes. "But when you're in the position, like your own son got shot, like how does that happen?"
Lagunes said his son was walking with his fourteen-year-old cousin to the 7/11 store just two blocks from where they live when the shooting happened.
“They were walking into the apartments and that's when the guy was like ‘Where are you guys from?’” said Lagunes. “But that was it, and then just started shooting.”
The Edmonds Police Department said the drive-by shooting happened in the 20800 block of 76th Avenue West when the two teens were walking on the sidewalk. Police said the passenger of the car jumped out and shot at the teens, before getting back into the truck and fleeing the scene. Police said an apartment building was struck with gunfire, but there were no other victims and the 14-year-old was not injured. Police say two guns were likely used in the shooting.
Police believe this was not a random shooting and said that the suspect and victims had some connection. The boy's father disagreed.
"The police is saying it wasn't random. My son is 13 years old. He's not part of any gang, he is not a gang member. I mean he is not an adult, he's never carried a gun. He goes to the middle school across the street," said Lagunes.
Investigators are looking for a 2000-2007 custom four-door Chevy Colorado with custom black and silver rims, with white lettering on the front windshield. Police said the male suspect was wearing a black hoody sweatshirt, black sweatpants and a mask when he jumped out of the passenger side, fired the shots, and returned to the truck. Police ask the public to not approach the truck or suspects and to call 9-1-1.
Edmonds police ask anyone with information or who thinks they may have home surveillance video to call their non-emergency line at 425-407-3999.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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