Two bullets recovered from car fleeing gang altercation

YAKIMA -- A car whose occupants were fleeing from a gang-related altercation was hit by gunfire Wednesday night, Yakima police said.

Officers recovered two bullets from inside the Honda Accord, but no injuries were reported, according to a news release from the Yakima Police Department.

Police responded about 9:35 p.m. to the 900 block of East Spruce Street to check on a report of shots fired. No victims were located at first, but the car returned to the area a short time later, authorities said.

The two occupants reported they had been shot at, but witnesses who heard the altercation and shooting were not able to describe the suspects, police said. The news release provided no details on the type of altercation.

The residents of the house where the shooting took place have gang ties, according to police.

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