Shooting In State Park Kills 2, Injures 4
July 19th, 2010 - 7:42 pm ICT by GDBy Meena Kar
July 19, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Two people were killed and 4 injured in a shooting incident in Washington on Saturday night. The police have taken two people into custody and is also searching for other suspects. The incident happened in a State Park and other park goers were found hiding in the nearby buildings to avoid being shot.
According to the Washington State Patrol, they received a call from a park ranger around 9 pm about the shooting and could even hear the gunshots being fired from the phone. It is so far unclear whether the dead were involved in the shootings or just unfortunate bystanders. The police said that all the victims were males. Three of the injured were taken to the Harborview Medical Centre in Seattle and the fourth was taken to the Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue. The Harborview authorities said in a statement that one of the victims was in serious condition and the other two were relatively stable.
The police believe that the shooting was gang related but it is unclear what led to them. A family was also celebrating a highscool graduation at the park throughout the day. A mother of two said that while leaving the place they heard two loud bangs and saw a lot of running around. She added that she saw a man running frantically and trying to hide in the bushes. He was however caught by the police later according to the onlooker. The police also found a number of guns from the locations. Not only were the guns present in the park but also in a car that was inside the park.
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