(Kennewick, WA) -- Two people are on the run from police now following a dramatic incident in the Kennewick Walmart parking lot on Saturday. Police were originally called out for a welfare check. The caller advised that ere was a man and woman who appeared to be passed out in a vehicle in the parking lot—possibly with narcotics in their laps. Dispatch then advisedthat the vehicle plates were possibly stolen. Officers approached the vehicle to find a Hispanic male driver and white female passenger nodding off. They tried to make contact with the driver, who abruptly started the vehicle and began fleeing the scene—striking several other vehicles and endangering pedestrians.


The vehicle ultimately escaped while officers tried to keep bystanders clear and out of harm's way. Police are now looking for a black 2008 Chevy HHR bearing Washington license plate BYA9314. It is, in fact, a stolen vehicle with damage to the front and rear.

Anyone with potentially relevant information is asked to contact police at 509-628-0333, or online at www.kpdtips.com.

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