Man loses eye in road rage shooting

Josh Deraitus of Auburn, Washington was on his way to pick up his 4-year-old son. He pulled out of a Walgreen's parking lot into traffic when a black car came up quickly behind him and started tailgating him. Josh recalls that he thought, "I'm not going to go 50 or 60 just because this guy is doing 60, so I just maintained 40."
The black car tried to pass Josh, on both the right-hand and left-hand sides, but both times traffic prevented the car from passing. When Josh stopped at a red light, the black car pulled up next to him.
"I looked because I wanted to see the guy who was tailgating me," said Josh. "As I looked, he pulled up slow. The first glimpse I got of him, he already had the gun out. He didn't say anything or try to scare me with the pistol or flash the gun. He just fired one shot and basically hit me right between the eyes." Josh ultimately lost his left eye. Since the shooting he has undergone several surgeries to repair his eye socket and fit him with a prosthetic eye.
32-year-old Justin McCleod has pled not guilty to first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. McLeod was already in custody on other charges and is being held on $500,000 bail.
"I don't have any anger," said Josh. "My faith has filed the void that possibly could have been consumed with anger."

Police release sketch of man wanted in road rage shooting

Washington State Police have released a sketch of a man who is wanted in connection with a road rage shooting that took place early Monday.
According to police, two vehicles were driving south on Rt. 167 in Sumner when a man in a Mazda came up behind the victim's car, a Mitsubishi, and passed on the shoulder, narrowly avoiding a crash. As the Mitsubishi went to exit the road the driver of the Mazda rolled down the passenger window and fired a single shot at the other car.
The bullet entered the rear passenger door, struck an 18-year-old male in the arm and continued on through the passenger seat and struck a 17-year-old female in the back. Both victims recovered from their injuries.
Police are asking for the public's help to find the shooter. He is described as a white man with dark hair, driving a 2009 to 2011 Mazda 6.