RSSYakima drive-by shooting wounds one; Prosser man arrested
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YAKIMA, Wash. — A 19-year-old Prosser man is in custody after a drive-by shooting early this morning in north central Yakima that sent a victim to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.
The victim suffered a glancing blow from a bullet and the injury is not considered life-threatening, Yakima police said in a news release.
It was the second drive-by shooting of the night in Yakima, police said. No one was injured in the first one.
The second shooting occurred about 12:45 a.m. at 316 Cherry Ave., the same general vicinity of other shootings in recent weeks.
According to the release issued by Sgt. Mike Costello, five people were in the residence when shots were fired from a vehicle that pulled up in front of the house.
Occupants told police they saw a white car in front of the house just before the shooting.
A police officer stopped a white vehicle minutes later at North First and I streets, detaining the 19-year-old driver and two juvenile female passengers. The juveniles are from Yakima and Selah, according to Capt. Greg Copeland.
The news release said officers found a handgun and shell casings inside the vehicle.
The driver, who Copeland said is an admitted gang member, was booked into the county jail for investigation of five counts of first-degree assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. The suspect has prior felony convictions for eluding and malicious mischief. The females aren’t being charged at this time, the news release said.
Copeland said while the suspect has gang ties, the shooting is not believed to be gang-related.
Two people suffered gunshot wounds in separate incidents on nearby Roosevelt Avenue in early June.
Police also are investigating an unrelated drive-by shooting in the 700 block of South Eighth Street that occurred shortly before midnight Wednesday.
The house was struck by bullets fired from a dark-colored sedan. None of the three people inside were hit, Copeland said.
- David Lester
I think that ANYONE in a vehicle that is part of a drive by or any type of crime with gang affiliation should and could be charged. This is a chance to break up this gang mentality and youth would think twice if they are in a vehicle with a gang member. Especially one with the intention of breaking the law.
Report ViolationThis is sad, and even though the article doesn't say whether these gang members involved were hispanic or not, I'm pretty sure they are, and I hate saying it, but as a member of the hispanic community, this is truly embarassing.
Report ViolationWow this is getting more common then ever now in this area. I agree that any passengers should be charged as an accomplice. I also hate that their charged with assualt. Anyone shooting at a place with people in it should be charged with attempted murder. Or what, they were just target practicing in the middle of the night? And parents need to know where the hell their kids are at night, but they are probably old gang members themselves which a lot of the gangsters now, have parents who were and don't really care. Or their parents dont really care or have no control of their kids cause they never put an a$$ whoopin to them when they got in trouble.
Report ViolationSo the drive by driver/shooter is a gang member but the shooting is not believed to be gang related? YPD is funny, ha ha.
Report ViolationFor all of you "IT MUST HAVE BEEN A MEXICAN" folks, the shooters name is CHAD DUNCAN!!!! He is a white dude!
Report ViolationGuess it goes to show that not ALL gang bangers are mexicans.
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