Justice · Lakewood shootingLakewood pool hall shooting: Man critically wounded, SUV escapesWritten November 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM UTCTranscript0:07Gunfire critically injured a man outside a pool hall.0:10Police say a passenger fired from an SUV, then escaped.0:15Their early assessment suggests the wounded man may not have been the intended0:19target.0:20Who fired and what led to the shooting are still unresolved.0:24Officers found the man in a strip mall parking lot in Lakewood, Washington.0:29The pool hall is in the8700 block of South Tacoma Way, several blocks west of Wards0:35Lake Park.0:36Police were dispatched around one forty Friday morning, November6.0:41The man was lying in the lot with what officers thought were three gunshot wounds.0:46He was taken to Saint Joseph's Hospital in critical condition.0:50That was his condition at transport.0:52There's been no later medical update.0:54The wound count came from officers' first observations at the scene.0:59Doctors haven't confirmed that count, and it doesn't tell investigators how many1:03shots were fired.1:04Police say a Chevy Tahoe type SUV entered the parking lot.1:08And a passenger fired multiple shots at no one in particular.1:12They said the wounded man didn't appear to have been deliberately targeted.1:16That assessment was preliminary.1:18The SUV left after the gunfire.1:20Officers searched the surrounding area, but couldn't find it.1:24Police described the vehicle only as a Chevy Tahoe type SUV.1:28Its precise make, model, and year weren't confirmed.1:32No license plate number was recorded, and investigators had no physical descriptions1:37of the people inside.1:38Descriptions of the SUV's departure differed, leaving police without a reliable1:43direction of travel.1:44A car at the scene had a shattered window.1:47Police tape closed off part of the parking lot, while investigators took1:51photographs.1:52At least six evidence markers were visible on the ground.1:56Those markers don't give a total number of bullets, casings, or shots.2:00It's also unclear whose car had the broken window or how that damage happened.2:05Detectives interviewed people who were there when the shooting happened and examined2:09the parking lot for evidence.2:11The police department also asked anyone with information that could help the2:15investigation to contact them.2:17Police haven't identified the passenger who fired or explained what led to the2:22gunfire.2:23The initial search ended without the SUV, and no later arrest or vehicle recovery2:29has been announced for this shooting.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
