Owner tracks stolen truck, fires shots while confronting man suspected of stealing it

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Police investigate shooting outside Federal Way Costco

A driver saw their truck being stolen, and fired shots at the suspect inside

Federal Way police are investigating a shooting that was allegedly the result of a driver confronting a person who stole their truck.

On Thursday night, police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle that had been located by the owner near the Costco at the Crossings Shopping Center. 

Police said the owner of the truck confronted the suspect and shots were fired. 

A FOX 13 photographer at the scene captured the truck riddled with bullet holes in the windshield and had all its windows shot out. 

The suspect, a man in his 30s, was taken to Harborview Medical Center and is in stable condition. Police are speaking with the owner of the vehicle to better understand what happened.

Police interviewed the car owner and the investigation remains ongoing. 

Investigators told FOX 13 that the car owner tracked the stolen car from Tacoma to Federal Way through GPS. 

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Federal Way Police Department at 253-835-2121. 

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