Suspects sought in Parker Heights shooting, attack

TOPPENISH, Wash. -- Investigators are continuing to search for those responsible for the assault of two men and the shooting of three others in the early hours of Saturday in the Parker Bridge Road area.

The injured men -- including one taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle -- are all expected to survive, authorities said.

Yakima County Sheriff's Chief of Detectives Stew Graham gave the following account of the incident, which began in Yakima when a 34-year-old Zillah man offered to drive three men home after all four were involved in a crash.

The car was just arriving at the three men's home near the intersection of Yakima Valley Highway and Parker Bridge Road when they saw a man running from the area and they came under fire.

One of the gunshot victims, a 38-year-old man, was treated at the Toppenish Community Hospital and released. The other two were taken to Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center, where a 27-year-old with a gunshot wound to the back remained Monday. A hospital spokesman said he was in satisfactory condition.

The third man, 26 years old, was later transferred to Harborview, where he was listed in satisfactory condition with a leg injury, authorities said.

The driver was not seriously injured, but was hit by window glass shattered by the large-caliber rifle rounds fired at his vehicle.

As deputies were taking their report at the house where the shooting took place, two brothers arrived. They said three unknown men had broken into their home, assaulted them and then left with some cash.

Graham said the victims did not know why they were attacked. But it is believed it was their attackers who opened fire on the car.

No descriptions were available for the suspects. They were seen leaving in a white vehicle, perhaps a van or sport utility.