Detectives Investigating Thursday Sandpoint Shooting

Detectives are investigating after a shooting where gunfire narrowly missed hitting a toddler riding in their car seat Thursday afternoon.

Police responded to the intersection of Northeast 95 Street and 35th Ave Northeast, in Northeast Seattle, after multiple reports of shots fired just before 1 p.m. Thursday.

Officers arrived and found one vehicle missing its back window and multiple people, including the toddler, nearby. The people stated they had been driving in the area when someone inside another car opened fire. The bullets went through the back window and struck the car seat. The child, fortunately, was not injured.

Police are now interviewing witnesses and reviewing video with the hope of identifying a possible suspect.

If you have any information in this case please call 296-233-5000.