Public safety is a growing concern for officers as gun violence and road rage incidents are both on the rise. FOX13
. A backpack with an AK-47, AR-15 and a handgun was found after one of the shooters allegedly tried to get rid of it. e are thankful that no one else was struck and we're thankful that we got all three of the parties involved in custody," said Washington State Patrol spokesperson, Trooper Rick Johnson. in connection with that shooting. One of them appeared before a judge on Wednesday for what detectives believe is a gang-related shooting.
"The state is requesting bail set to $250,000," A King County prosecutor was heard saying in court. "The defendant is extremely dangerous to the community." State troopers are saying it's a call they are responding to all too often now, and it's becoming a growing public safety concern. AAA describes instances of road rage as: Johnson says these cases are escalating. The statistic only represents reported shooting along King County highways.
"We don't want any shootings of course, but yes, we see this uptick and really can't explain why," Johnson said. Everytown Research and Policy says road rage injuries and deaths have increased yearly since 2018, but 2021 was the worst year on record. The agency said on average, a person was shot, hurt or killed every 17 hours nationwide.
"We've all cut somebody off in our driving careers and the best thing I say is just give them a wave say, ‘listen, sorry,’ and don't do anything that's inciting because you don't know what the other person is capable of, unfortunately," Johnson said. However, WSP says they’re out patrolling as these trends don’t seem to be slowing.
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