Sunday, December 13, 2009

Toppenish- more info released on Toppenish shooting

TOPPENISH, Wash. — Authorities have released additional information on the three people arrested Saturday in connection with a fatal drive-by shooting on Dec. 5 in Toppenish.

Five people were initially arrested in a multi-agency search at a home in the 1000 block of South Seventh Street in Yakima, according to a Toppenish Police Department news release. Yakima police and Yakima County’s Violent Crimes Task Force and other agencies assisted in the warranted search.

Authorities said three men were booked into Yakima County Jail in connection with the killing of Ladislado Avila, 22. One suspect, who is 19, is being held pending a first-degree murder charge, according to the news release. The other two, both 20, are being held pending a firearm charge and an outstanding warrant, respectively.

Avila, 22, died two days after he was struck in the head by a single bullet as he was driving in the 600 block of Washington Avenue in Toppenish. He crashed his car into a tree after being shot.

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/13/three-expected-to-face-charges-in-connection-to-toppenish-slaying

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