A shooting in Seattle has killed two people and two seriously injured

An armed man in Seattle He opened fire on several vehicles, tried to escape into a stolen car and crashed before being arrested on Wednesday, as part of an act of violence that caused at least two dead and two seriously injured, police said.

The incident occurred in a northeastern area of ​​Seattle at rush hour in the afternoon, when the suspect approached a driver at an intersection and shot him down. 'open fire on a bus, police said.

The bus driver was shot, but managed to rotate the vehicle and away from the attacker, the police said. The suspect approached a second motorist and killed him.

When the police arrived at the scene, the armed man boarded the man's vehicle and fired at full speed, but then collided with another car, killing other driver. Officers arrested him after a brief confrontation.

The suspect, who was not identified, was taken to a local hospital where he remained in detention while he was being treated.

Victims were also not identified immediately, but police said the two deceased motorists were men.

The bus driver was injured on the chest, but was able to get to a stretcher for paramedics to take him to the hospital, the newspaper quoted a transit union president as saying. .

The authorities did not immediately explain what could have precipitated the shooting nor revealed the type of weapon used during the attack.

With Reuters information