A father in Washington state told police he caught a ride-share driver sexually assaulting his daughter, then assaulted the driver and fired a gun. Olympians report.
According to the newspaper, Thurston County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched around 1 a.m. Saturday to the area of Sixth Avenue Southeast and Old Pacific Highway, a fishing spot along the Nisqually River, on a report of a weapons violation.
The woman’s father told police that he discovered his daughter being sexually assaulted, “hit the driver a little bit” and then fired his gun.
Two shell casings were found at the scene, Olympian added.
Officers stopped the driver as he attempted to flee the scene and discovered he was injured. Fox News reportedHe added that detectives determined the driver was a rideshare driver who was picking up a “very intoxicated female.”
The driver was injured in the fight but was not shot, Olympian said, Undersheriff Mike Brooks said Sunday.
The woman’s father told police he discovered his daughter being sexually assaulted, “punched the driver a little bit” and fired his gun, Brooks told the paper, adding that the timing of the physical confrontation and the shooting was unclear.
The 58-year-old driver was treated for his injuries at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia and later booked into jail on suspicion of first-degree kidnapping and second-degree rape, The Olympian reported.
The newspaper said anyone with information about the incident was asked to call the non-emergency number at 360-704-2740 or email detectives@co.thurston.wa.us.
How do observers respond?
A Fox News article about the incident, published Monday, has so far generated nearly 1,000 comments. Yahoo!NewsAs you might expect, many commenters are sympathetic to the father.
- “This dad did what every red-blooded American dad would do to protect his daughter!,” one commenter said. “Kudos to him for being a real father!”
- “The father was trying to protect his daughter and did everything in his power to stop a criminal act that was going on,” another commenter said. “He saved her life.”
- “It’s good to have some good news every once in a while,” said another commenter.
- “This is Washington state so his freedom is still up in the air but well done dad,” another commenter added. “Too bad they didn’t bury him underground.”
- “I’m a progressive person, but even I think the father had plenty of rights as a father,” another commenter said.
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