Authorities in Washington state are investigating a shooting Saturday night after they said a father caught a rideshare driver allegedly sexually assaulting his daughter while she was "highly intoxicated."
Early Saturday morning, Thurston County sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a weapons violation in Nisqually Valley.
A deputy stopped a vehicle that was attempting to flee the scene and noticed the driver was injured.
During their investigation, deputies also located two shell casings in the vicinity of the scene.
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Detectives determined the driver who was trying to leave the scene was a rideshare driver who had provided transportation to a "highly intoxicated female."
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According to officials, the father of the woman discovered his daughter allegedly being sexually assaulted by the rideshare driver at a well-known fishing spot.
Police said at some point during an altercation shots were fired.
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The rideshare driver was transported to a local hospital and treated for injuries sustained during the incident.
Police said the rideshare driver was then arrested on charges of rape in the second degree and kidnapping.
