SUNNYSIDE, Wash. — A group of people arrested Tuesday night here may include at least one man wanted in connection with a triple homicide near Mattawa.
Grant County Undersheriff John Turley told The Associated Press today that a suspect involved with Monday’s slaying of three Latino men near Mattawa was arrested Tuesday evening by the Sunnyside Police Department and the FBI.
Turley said this afternoon that the arrested man — believed to be the primary suspect — had been transferred to the Grant County jail.
He said he was waiting to confirm with detectives whether they had been seeking more than one suspect in the deaths. More information will be released later today, Turley said.
Details are still fuzzy, but on Tuesday police took as many as six people into custody at a popular Yakima Valley Highway restaurant in Sunnyside, said Charlotte Hinderlider, a Sunnyside Police spokeswoman.
She did not know what led police to the location but said witnesses and staff at the restaurant cooperated with police.
“There’s just really a lot wrapped up in these things,” she said.
At least some of those arrested are still being held at the Sunnyside jail.
Officers from Granger and Grandview assisted.
Among the group was a man police suspect robbed two convenience stores this week, Hinderlider said.
He walked into the restaurant while officers were there, shortly after the most recent alleged robbery was reported about 9 p.m., Hinderlider said.
His connection to the homicides was unclear, she said.
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