Police search for suspects after shooting at Wendy’s parking lot in Lakewood

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — Lakewood police are asking the public’s help in identifying a gunman after a shooting at a Wendy’s restaurant over the weekend.

At about 10:15 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a report of a shooting at 10619 South Tacoma Way.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man with multiple gunshot wounds sitting in his car. Officers performed CPR on him, and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition. As of Thursday, the victim remains in critical condition but is stable.

Investigators said a driver and the shooter pulled into the restaurant's parking lot in a 2000s black Jeep Cherokee.

Police said someone got out of the Jeep from the front passenger seat, approached the victim’s car and shot him.

The driver of the Jeep is described as a Black woman, and the shooting suspect is described as a Black man, 25 to 30 years old, about 6 feet to 6 feet, 2 inches tall, has facial hair, thin build, and was wearing a white-colored shirt and athletic shoes, according to investigators.

After the shooting, the people in the Jeep drove southbound on the South Tacoma Way extension, passing the Pierce Transit Park and Ride lot toward 112th Street South.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 253-830-5042. Tips can be called into the Lakewood Police Department tip line at 253-830-5064 or submitted through the department’s website.

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