Wild Federal Way pursuit ends with arrest, bullet-riddled car
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. - A wild car chase up Interstate 5 and through south King County streets on Saturday apparently began as a road rage incident and ended with a bullet-riddled car, an arrest and a collision involving a state trooper's patrol car, officials said.
The drama began at about 2:15 p.m. when the Washington State Patrol received a 911 call from a 24-year-old man who said someone in another car was threatening him with a gun near the Tacoma Dome.
As troopers responded to the scene, they received more 911 calls from the victim who said the man in the other vehicle fired at his car as he drove away, and that he thought he had been shot in the back.
As troopers ramped up their response to the incident, the victim got behind the suspect in his car and began following him north on I-5.
The suspect and the victim then pulled off the freeway in North Tacoma and into the parking lot of Joe's Deli. The suspect again pointed his gun at the victim, but it's not clear whether more shots were fired.
The victim and the shooter then drove off together again, and Fife police become involved in the pursuit.
As the suspect reached south King County, troopers took over the pursuit as he drove all over through the streets of Federal Way, the State Patrol said.
Eventually, one of the troopers was able to stop the suspect's car in a controlled collision, known as a PIT maneuver, spinning the suspect's vehicle around in the opposite direction at at 349th and Weyerhaeuser Way.
Two King County sheriff's deputies who had joined the chase were able to box in the suspect with their patrol cars, and he was placed under arrest without further incident.
The suspect was later identified as 52-year-old Dale Carr of Auburn, and is currently being held on investigation of assault and attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.
Meanwhile, the victim and his car wound up in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant off 320th Street in Federal Way. Troopers confirmed that his car had bullet holes in it, but it turned out that the man himself was not hit by gunfire.
Trooper Cliff Pratt said that the Washington State Patrol is still investigating the incident.
"This person was shot at several times and his car was struck," says Trooper Cliff Pratt. "Luckily he was not shot in the person, so he is not injured. He was very startled, and I can understand why."
"We're still trying to figure out how this all started out and why," Pratt added. "It's our assumption that it's a road rage type of incident that got way out of hand."
Pratt said the State Patrol absolutely does not encourage motorists to follow someone in another car who is shooting at them. Instead, he recommended that people in that predicament get a license plate number or description, call 911 and stay as far away from the shooter as possible.
The drama began at about 2:15 p.m. when the Washington State Patrol received a 911 call from a 24-year-old man who said someone in another car was threatening him with a gun near the Tacoma Dome.
As troopers responded to the scene, they received more 911 calls from the victim who said the man in the other vehicle fired at his car as he drove away, and that he thought he had been shot in the back.
As troopers ramped up their response to the incident, the victim got behind the suspect in his car and began following him north on I-5.
The suspect and the victim then pulled off the freeway in North Tacoma and into the parking lot of Joe's Deli. The suspect again pointed his gun at the victim, but it's not clear whether more shots were fired.
The victim and the shooter then drove off together again, and Fife police become involved in the pursuit.
As the suspect reached south King County, troopers took over the pursuit as he drove all over through the streets of Federal Way, the State Patrol said.
Eventually, one of the troopers was able to stop the suspect's car in a controlled collision, known as a PIT maneuver, spinning the suspect's vehicle around in the opposite direction at at 349th and Weyerhaeuser Way.
Two King County sheriff's deputies who had joined the chase were able to box in the suspect with their patrol cars, and he was placed under arrest without further incident.
The suspect was later identified as 52-year-old Dale Carr of Auburn, and is currently being held on investigation of assault and attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.
Meanwhile, the victim and his car wound up in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant off 320th Street in Federal Way. Troopers confirmed that his car had bullet holes in it, but it turned out that the man himself was not hit by gunfire.
Trooper Cliff Pratt said that the Washington State Patrol is still investigating the incident.
"This person was shot at several times and his car was struck," says Trooper Cliff Pratt. "Luckily he was not shot in the person, so he is not injured. He was very startled, and I can understand why."
"We're still trying to figure out how this all started out and why," Pratt added. "It's our assumption that it's a road rage type of incident that got way out of hand."
Pratt said the State Patrol absolutely does not encourage motorists to follow someone in another car who is shooting at them. Instead, he recommended that people in that predicament get a license plate number or description, call 911 and stay as far away from the shooter as possible.
You need to remember this is the weekend and we are lucky to get any News. They seem to use writers who are "wantabes" on weekends. Trying to get hired permanently. These people need to use their heads a bit more when writing a story. Do more research and choose their wording carefully. Also proof reading would help.
 @Yamhill354 Boy, you sure don't know what your talking about, especially when your not even saying anything.  You must be bored
@Yamhill354 if it doesn't come up to your standards, Yamhill, you should demand your money back.
Forget dumb criminals. This is a "dumb victims" story. WHY on earth you would try to be macho when someone just expressed intent to seriously maim or kill you, is beyond me. Guy almost got himself a darwin award, sounds like.
"Pratt said the State Patrol absolutely does not encourage motorists to follow someone in another car who is shooting at them."
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Well ya....this is only common sense.
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The headline is a real joke. "Wild Federal Way pursuit ends with arrest, bullet-riddled car" Riddled means many. Two or three is not riddled. Who ever wrote this needs a dose of reality. Media hype is getting pretty old and because of it they lose respect. Respect for the media is right down there will politicians and pedophiles.
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 @RalphCramden How many holes defines riddled, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9.  Actually its 2 minimum.
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The definition is not quantitative. It could mean any number of holes including one but that is not what the definition implies.
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It implies many as in more than one or two as in "many, fill or permeate". Two holes in a car is not riddled.
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Now if I took my AR15 and emptied a magazine into a car, then that would be riddled.
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For sure. Hard cover is pretty defined and even a tree is not considered hard cover when someone has a high powered rifle. I have seen a 30.06 go through a 2 foot tree. I have also seen rifle bullets penetrate cinder block walls and 6 inch concrete. Most home construction will not stop a high powered rifle bullet.
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Cars can help reduce the impact of a rifle as it will distort as it goes through the metal which will prevent it from going through light body armor.
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The LA bank robbery was a classic case of body armor, car cover, or lack thereof and underpowered weapons versus powerful weapons.
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The last robber was taken down by police shooting under the car and hitting the perps ankles which caused him to fall down. Once he was down they kept firing under the car till he stopped shooting. They waited for more backup and by then the robber was dead.
@RalphCramden @cpt.iceman My partner and I worked a case where the 7.62 punched all the way through a VW van, length-wise. Victim followed shooter from a homicide scene when shooter stopped and opened up on the victim/witness. He exited and hid behind his van and fortunatly was not hit. Engine block is about the only cover from most rifle rounds. Other than the steel wheels, the rest of the vehicle becomes concealment only.
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.223 FMJ's will go through both sides of a car easily. No need for AP rounds.
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I have 600 rounds of AP 762x39 and at 100 yards will not go through 1/4 steel. My AR15 at the same distance using FMJ will go right through it. It's all a matter of speed. The .223 has a muzzle velocity of 3200 fps compared to the 762x39 at 2400 fps.
Or a couple of clips of 9mm or .45 would also imply Bullet riddled car. I think a full clip of an AR15 is alittle over kill. But it would be fun to watch. Exsp. if you are using AP rounds.
"Luckily he was not shot in the person, so he is not injured."
When I think of riddles, i think of Swiss Cheesed metal and no wind shields.
Yea like Bonny and Clydes car. Now that was Bullet Riddled.
Riddled? The story only accounts for a couple of bullet holes. When I hear "bullet-riddled" I think of the movie "The Blues Brothers" or something.
@Gravity Works! or the Bonnie and Clyde death car.