A shooting in downtown Puyallup prompted a multi-agency response Sunday, and an ongoing investigation, police said.
The initial report came at 4:42 p.m., citing multiple shots fired at a Pierce Transit bus headed southbound. Puyallup officers responded to 300 block of South Meridian, just past the intersection of Meridian and Pioneer Way.
“Two subjects exited the bus,” said Police Chief Scott Engle, who spoke to reporters at the scene. “Immediately upon exiting the bus, they started firing multiple rounds at a subject who was seated in the rear of the bus. Those subjects ended up fleeing on foot.”
The passenger was not hurt, Engle said — nor were the four other passengers or the driver. Initial reports gave partial descriptions of the suspects, suggesting both were adult males in their 20s. A subsequent statement on social media revised the description.
“Now believed to be younger- likely under 18 years of age for both suspects,” the statement said.
Police had not found the suspects as of 7:20, but the search was continuing, aided by multiple agencies and a K-9 unit, police said, asking anyone with information to call 911.