Three Drive-By Shootings Investigated

Tue., April 18, 2000

From Staff

Spokane police were investigating three drive-by shootings Monday night, at least two of which were related.

No one was injured in the shootings. Police said one vehicle was hit. There were no suspects.

Two of the shootings occurred in the 1100 block of West Frederick about 7:30 p.m. Witnesses said shots were fired from a copper-colored vehicle that resembled a Ford Maverick, with two white men in the front and a black man in the back.

In the other shooting, the driver of a late-1980s model Nissan fired shots in the 1600 block of East Mission. There was no description of the suspect, but the car was described as light blue, with chrome wheels and tinted windows.

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