LYNNWOOD – Three men were arrested Friday after a gas station clerk overheard them brag about shooting someone, a county sheriff’s spokeswoman said.
The men, all in their early 20s, were booked into the Snohomish County Jail under investigation for drive-by shooting.
The shootings started in the parking lot of a Bothell bar early Friday. Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies were called to BC McDonald’s in the 17900 block of Bothell-Everett Highway after someone in the parking lot fired shots into the air, according to sheriff’s spokeswoman Jan Jorgensen.
No one was reported injured.
Deputies were unable to locate the suspects, but a short time later three Everett men reported to Mill Creek police that someone had shot at their car on 164th Street SW in Lynnwood.
The men told officers that the suspects stopped at a green light and backed into their vehicle.
The suspects allegedly got out of their car and argued with the victims. One of the suspects took out a gun and shot at the victim’s car, striking the fender and tire.
Deputies found five spent .45-caliber shell casings, Jorgensen said.
Later, a gas station clerk called Everett police after overhearing three men talk about a shooting. Officers later located the vehicle and stopped it near Everett Mall. The driver and two passengers matched the description of the suspects in the BC McDonald’s and Lynnwood shootings, Jorgensen said.
Police found a .45-caliber Glock in the car.
The case is under investigation by the sheriff’s major crimes unit.
Reporter Diana Hefley: 425-339-3463 or hefley@heraldnet.com.
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