Driver reports being shot by passing car on I-82 west of Tri-Cities

Benton County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for two people from Sunnyside suspected of shooting a passing driver early Sunday on Interstate 82 near Prosser west of the Tri-Cities.

A victim called 911 to say he had been shot about 5:30 a.m. by someone in a car driving east on the highway, said a sheriff’s office Facebook post.

A man with a gun reportedly leaned out of a passing car and shot at the victim’s car, said the post.

Deputies are looking for Daniel Solis, 25, and a 17-year-old male, both from Sunnyside, in connection with the drive-by.

Sheriff’s officials could not be reached Monday about the incident or the condition of the wounded driver.

Solis is suspected of being the shooter, said the post. Anyone with information on his location is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 509-628-0333.

This story was originally published January 28, 2019 at 5:06 PM.