Thursday, October 29, 2009

Yakima- one shooting suspect attended Davis

YAKIMA, Wash. -- One of the suspects arrested in a gang-related shooting near Davis High School on Wednesday was a student there, police say.

The 22-year-old Granger man hit by the gunfire, a known gang member, is expected to survive the torso wound he suffered, according to a news release from the Yakima Police Department.

Based on estimated ages of those involved, police had said at the scene that they thought Davis students were not connected to the incident, which happened about 15 minutes after classes let out for the day.

But a police news release issued Wednesday night clarified that one of the occupants — described by investigators as a 17-year-old gang associate — was a student at Davis.

Detectives said he and his 18-year-old brother, described as a known gang member, were arrested shortly after the shooting and jailed on suspicion of first-degree assault.

Witnesses identified the younger suspect as the shooter, police said.

The two were arrested after officers located the Nissan Altima that fled the shooting scene in an alley in the 800 block of South 10th Avenue.

They were detained nearby. A third occupant fled the scene.

Officers blocked off several streets north of Nob Hill Boulevard as they searched the area and a house in the 900 block of South Ninth Avenue.

Detectives say they believe that the shooting stemmed from a confrontation between gang rivals at the Country Cottage Car Wash, on Walnut Street next to the high school.

The victim was dropped off by a vehicle in front of the gas station just east of the car wash. Medics treated him in the parking lot as dozens of students walked by.

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/29/one-shooting-suspect-attended-davis-high-school-police-say

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