An 18-year-old man from Shoreline was shot and killed on Friday afternoon, November 13, in Redmond, Washington, and police are still searching for two suspects who fled the scene, according to local reporting of the police response.
Source: MyNorthwest (KIRO Newsradio)
The shooting happened at about 3:30 p.m. in the 18300 block of Avondale Road NE, near NE 94th Street and the NE Woodinville-Duvall Road junction in north Redmond, police said. The young man was found with gunshot wounds and was being taken toward Harborview Medical Center in Seattle when he died en route, according to police accounts carried by local outlets.
Source: FOX 13 Seattle
Two suspects fled, and both are still sought
Police and dispatch accounts reported by local outlets say two people fled after the shooting. One suspect was reported to have run south on foot with his face covered, while a second was linked to a black Nissan Altima with tinted windows and no front license plate. Early accounts differed on exactly how the pair left the area, and later police updates said investigators believe two suspects fled the scene and remained outstanding on Saturday.
Officers set up a perimeter around the Avondale Road area on Friday afternoon while they searched for the pair and processed the scene. No arrests had been announced as of Saturday, and police had not released descriptions beyond the vehicle and the masked suspect reported in dispatch traffic.
What is not yet known
Police have not released the name of the young man who was killed; formal identification is expected through the King County Medical Examiner's Office. Investigators have not announced a motive, have not said whether the victim and the suspects knew each other, and have not confirmed what led up to the gunfire. Those gaps are part of why police are asking the public for help.
Anyone who was driving on Avondale Road NE near NE 94th Street around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, or who has doorbell or dashcam video from the area, is asked to contact the Redmond Police Department. Even a few seconds of video could help investigators identify the black Nissan Altima described in police reports.
The road, the area and the hospital run
Avondale Road NE is one of north Redmond's main corridors, carrying commuters between Redmond, Woodinville and the Sammamish Valley past a mix of homes, farms and equestrian properties. The 18300 block sits on a semi-rural stretch of the road, which made Friday afternoon's police perimeter and search visible to drivers across the area.
The victim was being taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, the region's Level I trauma center, which receives the most serious gunshot and crash cases from across western Washington. He died before the ambulance arrived, according to the police accounts.
Redmond is best known as the home of Microsoft's headquarters campus and a large, international workforce, including many South Asian and Punjabi families across the Eastside. A fatal shooting in broad daylight on a residential corridor has unsettled neighbours, and the fact that two suspects remain at large is the detail residents are watching most closely.
What happens next
Redmond police detectives are leading the investigation. The next steps are the formal identification of the victim by the King County Medical Examiner, any release of clearer suspect descriptions or surveillance images, and the search for the black Nissan Altima. Awaaz Punjab will update this story when police name the victim or announce an arrest. The facts above are drawn from MyNorthwest and FOX 13 Seattle reporting of Redmond police information; the suspects are described as suspects, and no one has been charged in this case so far.