Shooting suspects appear in court

by Mark Morey
Yakima Herald-Republic
Shooting suspects appear in court
SARA GETTYS/Yakima Herald-Republic
From left, Lugene Hudzinski, Scott Mayes, Heidi Mayes and Dave Robertshold signs and pray at the corner of Walnut St. and 5th Ave., where a person was shot on Wednesday. For the last three months, the group has been to places where there has been violence to pray for all of those affected. "The idea is just to be a silent witness to the community and to offer prayer to God for all of the people who are touched by the situation," says Roberts, who organized the meeting.
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YAKIMA, Wash. -- A man arrested in connection with the shooting of a rival gang member near Davis High School on Wednesday had just made a court appearance Monday in connection with a gang-related robbery.

Police said in both cases that the 18-year-old suspect was involved in confronting the victims over rival gang affiliation. The victim in the shooting was a known gang member from Granger, but a report on the robbery described that victim only as a 28-year-old Yakima man who was riding home on his bicycle earlier this month.

Police said the robbery victim identified the suspect as part of a group who confronted him earlier this month over claims that he was wearing the wrong color of jacket in their gang territory.

The man told police that he feared for his life and removed the jacket, which was taken by the suspects, along with the man's bicycle chain. The chain had come off the sprocket, forcing the man to stop for repairs in the parking lot of a market near the corner of Fair Avenue and Nob Hill Boulevard, according to the arrest report.

The suspect was charged with second-degree robbery and released on $10,000 bail. He was arraigned Monday.

Both he and his 17-year-old brother, a Davis High School student who witnesses identified as the shooter in Wednesday's case, made preliminary appearances in Yakima County Superior Court.

The younger one, who is in custody on $1 million bail, is expected to face an automatic transfer to adult court based on his age and the seriousness of the charge.

The older defendant is being held on $250,000 bail. Police said he was identified as the one who started the fight with the gunshot victim and his friend, who were washing a car at a Walnut Street car wash next to Davis High School. Students had been released from classes about 15 minutes before the 2:50 p.m. shooting.

The suspects remain in custody while prosecutors consider charging them with two counts of first-degree assault. Police said Thursday that they were still trying to identify two other occupants seen in the suspects' car.

Officers tried to stop the car soon after the shooting in south-central Yakima, prompting the occupants to flee. The brothers were caught near the scene, police said.

The 22-year-old gunshot victim was hit in the torso. His injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

 

* Mark Morey can be reached at 509-577-7671 or mmorey@yakimaherald.com.



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Posted by Aurelius at 10/30/09 09:18AM        Post ID#: #16517

This guys on his way to graduation to= Prison. What a waste. He could've had a beautiful wife, couple kids, a little job, and chill. Seems he might be chillin with the TRILL OGz who are 4 real. I hope he changes his life around. Not to mention the others or who ever might be after him.

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Posted by Jay at 10/30/09 01:07PM        Post ID#: #16552

so the suspect is out on $10k bail and attempts to kill someone? great, been trying to tell people, the fault lies with the court system. The punk should never have been let out, or at least make a bail much higher. you only need a thousand dollars to make bail on $10k(bail bonds need 10% plus collateral). Hope the judge feels good about it. Lock these idiots up and we can start to take back our community.

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