More Shots Fired At Passing Cars Along Freeway Three New Reports, No Injuries On I-90

The shooting along Interstate 90 in the Spokane Valley continued Tuesday, with three new reports of shots being fired at passing cars.

A sniper has taken aim at freeway drivers at least six times in the last week, authorities said.

The shootings - which have shattered windows but resulted in no injuries - are rattling commuters and frustrating Washington State Patrol troopers.

The first report Tuesday came from a woman who was driving on I-90 just west of the Pines Road interchange about 8:50 a.m., troopers said.

The woman said she was near the Spalding Auto Parts wrecking yard when a shot hit her front windshield, said WSP Lt. Bruce Clark.

The woman wasn’t hurt, and the windshield was only slightly damaged, Clark said.

Troopers searched a county-owned horse arena across the freeway from the wrecking yard, finding footprints and tire tracks near a fence separating the arena from the interstate, he said.

Troopers also knocked on doors in the area and asked residents if they saw anything suspicious.

“There was one report of a car leaving the area rapidly,” Clark said. “But the person didn’t give a good description.”

Another motorist reported being shot at about 11:25 a.m. near the Argonne Road interchange, but that could not be confirmed, Clark said.

About 5:40 p.m., an I-90 commuter had a car window shot out near Sullivan Road, according to WSP.

At about the same location Monday, someone shot the driver’s side window out of a pickup truck headed west on I-90.

A second shot that day broke out the rear window of a WSP cruiser as a trooper investigated that shooting.

Investigators aren’t sure if the gun being used in the shootings is a pellet gun or a firearm, Clark said.

Tests on glass fragments from the earlier shootings have been inconclusive, he said. “We really don’t know.”

Clark said WSP is stepping up patrols in the Valley and is following all leads.

Anyone with information is asked to call the WSP at 456-4101.

, DataTimes The following fields overflowed: CREDIT = Adam Lynn Staff writer Staff Writer Kevin Blocker contributed to this report.