WEST SEATTLE CRIME WATCH: Gunfire investigation, blamed on road rage (updated Thursday)

2:37 PM: Police are investigating gunfire reported to have happened on the Highway 509 offramp near Myers Way. According to radio exchanges, a driver heard two pops from bullets breaking glass on windows of his Silverado. The shooter was reported to be in a mid-2010s black Acura Integra with fully tinted windows and last seen headed back onto Highway 509 and northbound toward the 1st Avenue S. Bridge. No injuries reported.

2:45 PM: Since it’s been determined this happened on the state highway offramp, dispatch told officers, the investigation will be taken over by the State Patrol.

ADDED THURSDAY: Here’s the SPD summary of the incident:

At 1417 hours, victim reported he accidentally cut off a vehicle when he merged into a lane of traffic. The driver and/or passenger in the suspect vehicle fired two rounds at the victim. One round hit the head rest and stopped. The other round nearly missed the victim’s head as well. No suspect information was available other than a black sedan. Two rounds were located inside the victim vehicle.

Chris March 25, 2026 (3:40 pm)

Are we remembering correctly. Weren’t windows supposed to be tinted only so much? Some windows are so dark, no one can be seen in vehicles. If this is a law, wonder why it is not being enforced? Thanks.

Sarchka March 26, 2026 (6:33 am)

Just one of many laws not being enforced.

Neighbor March 25, 2026 (8:57 pm)

The gunfire problems seem worse this year. Do we have any statistics that show this?

K- Neigbor March 26, 2026 (4:41 am)

At 4:09am this morning 3/26 I heard one gunshot in the Arbor Heights Neighborhood 109 & 35th.

Sam-c March 26, 2026 (9:31 am)

I heard that as well, (5 blocks east and 5 blocks west of you). I was hoping I imagined it, or it was a firework.

Jarf March 26, 2026 (6:50 am)

The Acura Integra was in production from 1985-2006, and then from 2021-present. It probably was not a mid-2010s Acura Integra. Maybe it was a similar looking car, like a Honda Civic.