A blood-spattered car found abandoned in Tacoma is believed to be the one used by a suspect or suspects who shot a teenage boy and his father at a bus stop in Auburn on Tuesday, police said. The car, a green-and-black Acura, has been reported stolen out of Federal Way and matches witness descriptions of the suspects' vehicle. It was recovered Tuesday night in Tacoma, said Cmdr. Steve Stocker of the Auburn police.
Blood spatters on the driver’s window and seat area are believed to be from the 17-year-old boy, who was shot at close range when he approached the car at a bus stop in the area of 21st Street SE and F Street SE. The teen died at the scene, Stocker said.
The boy's 41-year-old father also was shot and is now listed in critical condition at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He is not expected to recover, Stocker said. He said investigators are checking for possible fingerprints on the Acura and other evidence.
"Hopefully that will lead us to who the suspects are," Stocker said.
The incident unfolded sometime before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday as the father and his two sons were sitting at the bus stop. The Acura pulled up to the curb and the 17-year-old son approached the car. There was an altercation, and someone in the Acura opened fire, hitting the 17-year-old son and the father. The second son was not hurt.
Police say the victims had no known gang affiliations or connections.
