Man in custody after rush hour shooting on I-5 in Lakewood

Investigation into I-5 shooting, two people injured

Two people were injured after a shooting inside a vehicle on southbound I-5 near Tacoma and Lakewood.

LAKEWOOD, Wash. - A man is in custody after a shooting in I-5 South in Lakewood that caused major backups in both directions during rush hour.

Trooper Ryan Burke with Washington State Patrol said police were called to I-5 South near Bridgeport Way about 3:40 p.m. for a vehicle on the shoulder and a female in distress.

Burke said the woman and the suspected shooter were in a blue Ford Explorer when the shooting happened. The woman was driving when the shooter, a man in the passenger seat, fired a weapon inside the vehicle and shot his hand. The bullet also hit the woman's leg.

It's still unclear what led to the shooting.

Good Samaritans helped the woman who was seen walking north on the shoulder, while the man walked south and was met by a sergeant.