Still no arrest in Highlands shooting on March 23; police need information

Renton Police have not made an arrest in the shooting March 23 that sent a 22-year-old Renton man to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.

The shooting occurred at about 10:25 p.m. in the 1000 block of Edmonds Avenue Northeast. The man was shot once; police officers aided the man until medics arrived.

His current condition wasn’t available.

Police have posted fliers in the Highlands, asking for the public’s help in locating a suspect, described by witnesses as an approximately 6-foot-tall, thin black male wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt.

A white smaller vehicle was seen leaving the scene at a high rate of speed with its lights out after the shooting, according to Renton Police Commander Floyd Eldridge.

“We are kind of stuck in some ways,” said Eldridge, adding police have a couple leads.

The Renton Police Department Investigations Division is continuing its investigation. Anyone with information should call 911 or the Renton Police Department at 425-430-7500.