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Police Substation Shooting Arrested; Tacoma Road‑Rage Crash Remains Unsolved

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Columbus Substation Shooting Occurs Early Sunday At approximately 1 a.m. on February 2, multiple rounds were fired from a vehicle that drove past Bonham and Cleveland avenues, striking the ground near three officers stationed in the Columbus Division of Police substation parking lot; no officers were injured and the incident was captured by nearby crime‑camera footage that has not yet been released [1]. Officers promptly reported the shots, secured the scene, and began a rapid investigation. The discharge was described as a random act with no immediate motive identified.

18‑Year‑Old Suspect Arrested With Glock 29 Police located the suspect vehicle, attempted a traffic stop, and the driver—identified as 18‑year‑old Samatar Salad—was forced to halt by snowy conditions before being taken into custody; a Glock 29 handgun was recovered from the car [1]. Salad faces three counts of felonious assault and a failure‑to‑comply charge. Prosecutors noted that shell casings matched the seized firearm, reinforcing the link to the shooting.

Fatal Tacoma Road‑Rage Crash Reported Friday Night At about 10:16 p.m. on January 31, deputies responded to a single‑car collision in the 16100 block of Military Road East, where a 21‑year‑old male driver was found with a gunshot wound and pronounced dead at the scene [2]. The crash is being treated as a homicide, and investigators are probing a possible road‑rage confrontation that may have triggered the shooting.

Sheriff’s Office Leads Ongoing Homicide Probe The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is heading the investigation, stating that no arrests have been made and no suspects are currently in custody; motives and the sequence of events remain unclear as authorities continue to gather evidence [2].

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Nov 29, 2025 – Community Response Group officers try to pull over a speeding Dodge Durango on Aurora Ave North; the driver flees, shots fire at a police vehicle on I‑5, a PIT maneuver stops the chase, and four teens are arrested while a civilian’s car is hit and a man later arrives at the hospital with a gunshot wound [12][11].

Nov 30, 2025 – Over 100 spectators gather for a street‑racing event in Parkland; at least nine bullets strike a nearby home, fence and garage, and Steven Corning says a slightly different trajectory could have injured him, his wife, their dogs or their 4‑year‑old child [10].

Dec 3, 2025 – Police arrest a 16‑year‑old after a car chase that began on Nov 29, linking him to the Feb 22 elevator shooting of Messiah Washington and to shots fired at officers during the pursuit [9].

Dec 5, 2025 – A 14‑year‑old boy is shot in the head while driving a vehicle that later crashes in south Tacoma near 64th St and McKinley Ave; he is taken to a hospital in critical condition [8].

Dec 6, 2025 – The 14‑year‑old dies from his injuries; an adult male surrenders to detectives, is booked on first‑degree murder charges, and a $5,000 reward is offered for information [7].

Dec 8, 2025 – Nicholas Badger Prather is charged with first‑degree murder for the Dec 5 road‑rage shooting that killed the teen, is held in the Pierce County Jail, and is scheduled to appear in court the following Monday [6].

Jan 1, 2026 – A 38‑year‑old Oak Harbor man engages in a domestic dispute in Clinton, fires at responding officers, and later becomes the subject of a manhunt that leads to a pursuit the next morning [5].

Jan 2, 2026 – Police kill the Clinton suspect after a pursuit that crosses into Snohomish County; the driver who survived the earlier shooting remains alive [5].

Jan 2, 2026 – Officers stop a stolen Hyundai in Union County, arrest three juveniles (ages 14, 15, 17) after a high‑speed chase, and charge them with offenses including failure to comply and theft [2].

Jan 20, 2026 – Malik Javan Jagana, 17, is charged as an adult with second‑degree murder and related offenses after a stolen Hyundai goes airborne and kills a 17‑year‑old girl; he asks a trooper, “Did I kill her? Did I kill her or did you guys?” and his case proceeds in adult court [4].

Jan 31, 2026 – Pierce County deputies open a homicide investigation after a 21‑year‑old driver is found dead with a gunshot wound at the scene of a road‑rage crash on Military Road East in Tacoma; no suspects are in custody [3].

Feb 2, 2026 – Samatar Salad, 18, is arrested after firing several rounds at Columbus police officers near a substation; a Glock 29 is seized, and prosecutors describe the act as random with no known motive, while the case moves forward in Franklin County Municipal Court [1].

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