LYNNWOOD, Wash. — Three people were injured in a Lynnwood drive-by shooting early Thursday morning, the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said.
Deputies responded just before 4 a.m. to the 3400 block of 158th Street SW for reports of shots fired. Three male victims with gunshot wounds were found at the scene, and taken to area hospitals. Two of the victims were 16 and 17 years old. The age of the third victim is still unknown.
The suspect fled from the scene in a vehicle. No additional information is available.
Two handguns were recovered at the scene, according to the sheriff's office.
All three victims have been uncooperative with the investigation to this point, and the sheriff's office said it believes the shooting "is gang related."
A spokesperson for the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said all had non-life-threatening injuries.
At least two homes in the area were pierced by stray bullets.
U.S. Marine Corps veteran James Waak was sleeping upstairs when he heard gunshots.
In the dark early morning hours, he tripped over a cup from his collection that had fallen off a window ledge.
"This was my first clue something happened," said Waak.
He realized a bullet had pierced through his living room window, hitting the cup.
"It came into the window, it came at an angle here, and then came through the blinds right here," said Waak. "I could see all the sheetrock spread around the floor. And that's when I saw the hole in the door."
He discovered a bullet had traveled across his living room and into a coat closet, where it came to a stop.
"We went through all the coats, looking for it," said Waak.
A friend came over to help him look for the bullet.
"It's a mystery, I mean ... it has to be here somewhere," he said.
Waak added that he hopes the three injured males will be OK.