SEATTLE — This story was originally posted to MyNorthwest.com
A 21-year-old man is under arrest for an alleged drive-by shooting that occurred in Pioneer Square early Sunday morning.
He was caught thanks to a Tesla parked nearby.
Seattle officers were in the area near 2nd Avenue South and South Main Street just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday, when they heard the gunfire.
Tesla captures evidence of shooting
They arrived and found two vehicles damaged and more evidence captured on a continuously recording Tesla camera.
“A nearby Tesla actually captured the video that showed a man crouched behind a vehicle firing gunshots,” Seattle Police Department (SPD) Detective Brian Pritchard said.
The man jumped in a car and fled, but was caught about an hour later.
He is expected to be charged with drive-by shooting and unlawful possession of a firearm.
“A lot of vehicles record, and officers know that Teslas, especially, record, so we use that video all the time in these instances,” Pritchard shared.
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