YAKIMA, Wash. --A 63-year-old man was arrested at the Bail Hai Motel in Yakima early this morning and is being held on suspicion of shooting another motel guest in the neck.
Police officers went to the motel at 710 N. 1st St. at 2:23 a.m. and found Robert H. Tromblee had a gunshot wound, according to a news release by the Yakima Police Department.
Ronald K. Dean surrendered to officers at the scene and was later booked into the Yakima County jail on a charge of attempted murder.
It was unclear what promped the shooting, but Trombley and Dean had been staying in adjacent rooms at the motel, said Capt. Greg Copeland. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor.
Tromblee, 21, was transported to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital. His injury was not believed to be life-threatening.
- Yakima Herald-Republic
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/27/shooting-at-yakima-motel
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