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Suspect arrested in Bremerton shooting that critically injured woman

BREMERTON, Wash. — Bremerton police said they have arrested a man accused of shooting and critically injuring a woman at a 7-Eleven store in East Bremerton early Thursday.

The suspect has been identified as 27-year-old Kip Green.

Officers were called to the 7-Eleven on Wheaton Way at 12:51 a.m. where a 29-year-old woman had been shot.

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A witness at the scene identified Green as the shooting suspect.

According to police, Green ran from the scene toward the View Crest Village neighborhood. Police searched with a K-9 unit but were unable to locate him.

Investigators believe there were three other witnesses who fled, both on foot and in a car, immediately after the shooting.

The vehicle seen leaving the shooting scene is a white, 1998 Buick Century.

Investigators do not yet know the motive behind the shooting.