Driver shot by passenger in car in Lynnwood

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — A man was shot by a passenger in his car as he was driving in Lynnwood Wednesday night.

Police said the shooting happened shortly after 11 p.m. somewhere between the 4800 and 5000 block of 200th Street Southwest.

The suspect, described as a black man in his 20s with dreadlocks and wearing a white sweatshirt, then got out of the car and ran away. He has not been found.

The victim was transported to Harborview with a gunshot wound to his leg.

Police said they have not yet determined the relationship between the two men or what led up to the shooting.

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