A Fircrest man is accused of shooting several people along Interstate 5, leaving one person critically injured on Labor Day.
King County prosecutors charged Eric Perkins, 44, with five counts of first-degree assault on Thursday afternoon. His arraignment is scheduled for Sept. 19 at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent. Perkins is expected to enter an initial plea to the charges, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Perkins is being held at the King County Jail on a $1 million bail, the office said.
Timeline of the shootings
Perkins is accused of injuring six people during a shooting spree as he drove up and down I-5 through Pierce County, King County and likely Snohomish County, according to charging documents.
Prosecutors wrote the first shooting occurred on northbound I-5 near state Route 18 in King County at 8:26 p.m. A man driving a 2022 Tesla with three passengers saw a 2001 Volvo with California plates driving erratically. Perkins allegedly shot at the Tesla twice. A bullet struck one of the passengers sitting in the right rear passenger seat, critically injuring her.