By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Deputies responding to a report of a motorist firing shots at another car while chasing it in Onalaska last night came upon the two vehicles wrecked at Shanklin and Burchette roads and subsequently arrested a 38-year-old local man.
The 21-year-old Onalaska man whose Volkswagen Jetta came under gunfire was taken to Providence Centralia Hospital to be treated for head and neck trauma, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
Chief Deputy Dusty Breen said this morning it’s not clear what prompted the incident.
Deputies were called about the moving dispute about 9:15 p.m. and arrived to the crash scene to find the suspect was gone, but a .45 caliber handgun was located under his 1995 Honda Civic, according to the sheriff’s office.
A track by a police dog eventually turned up the suspect, Two Dogs Fasaga, 38, of Onalaska, who was arrested for first-degree assault and other offenses, Breen said. A 39-year-old woman from Auburn who allegedly arrived to potentially transport Fasaga out of the area was arrested and booked for first-degree rendering criminal assistance, Breen said.
The 21-year-old told deputies he had been trying to get away from the unknown male driver who had shot at him several times and when he made a turn onto Burchette Road, the suspect’s Honda Civic hit a ditch, began to flip and roll, and then shoved the 21-year-old’s Jetta into a guard rail, Breen said. Both cars were totaled, he said.
Breen didn’t specify if the victim was injured from the wreck or from a bullet.
Fasaga was booked into the Lewis County Jail also for drive-by shooting, hit and tun injury, unlawful possession of a firearm and reckless driving, according to the sheriff’s office.
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