Sunnyside- I dead in triple shooting

Last Friday at approximately 10:45 p.m. Sunnyside police rushed to the scene of a reported shooting at 809 Yakima Valley Highway, also known as the site of Rico's Tacos.

Officers arrived at the site to find three victims had been struck by gunfire, one of them, a male, was deceased on arrival.

A female victim was found shot multiple times and was transported to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Another adult male was treated for gunshot wounds at Sunnyside Community Hospital and released.

An autopsy of the deceased victim is scheduled for today (Monday) and additional victim information has not yet been released by authorities.

The Sunnyside Police Department is being assisted by the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab Response Team and detectives from the Washington State Patrol in investigating the incident.

It is believed multiple suspects were involved, but information regarding the suspects is being held from the public.

A suspect vehicle described as a white Chevrolet Malibu, said Sunnyside police, was recovered north of Sunnyside Saturday. It is believed it was in the process of being destroyed as it was found burning.

Anyone with information involving this case is asked to call the Sunnyside Police Department at 509-836-6200.
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Yakima man hospitalized with gunshot wound to leg

YAKIMA, Wash. — A 22-year-old man was shot in the right leg Wednesday night after two acquaintances entered his residence and confronted him in the living room, police say.

The incident was reported about 7 p.m. in the 900 block of East Chestnut Avenue.

The man’s wound was not believed to be life-threatening. He was taken to a city hospital for treatment.

Police said they had not determined a motive for the shooting.

Detectives were investigating, and no arrests were reported.

— Mark Morey

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/28/yakima-man-hospitalized-with-gunshot-wound-to-leg

Wapato home invasion

YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima County authorities were looking today for two men who stole property and cash during a home invasion robbery in the Lower Valley.

The sheriff’s office said in a news release that two men armed with a shotgun entered a home at 30 S. Martin Road at about 11 p.m. Sunday and fired five shots in the air. Martin Road is off Highway 97 between Wapato and Toppenish.

The robbers stole a television, tools and small amount of money from a man in the house. They fled in an unknown type of vehicle.

No injuries were reported.

— Yakima Herald-Republic staff

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/18/cash-tv-tools-taken-in-home-invasion-robbery-near-wapato

Yakima- man injured fighting intruder

YAKIMA, Wash. -- A Yakima man was treated for injuries on his arms and body at a local hospital after dealing with an intruder at his home Friday morning.

Just before 9 a.m., Stanley Johnson was at his home in the 1400 block of Swan Avenue when someone knocked on his door. When Johnson answered the door, the suspect entered and demanded money, threatening him with a knife, according to a news release from the Yakima Police Department.

Johnson tried to protect himself by using a sword he keeps in the living room, but the suspect disarmed him. The pair continue to struggle, leading to cuts on Johnson's arms and body.

The suspect then forced Johnson to go to the basement. The suspect left a few minutes later and Johnson called a third party, who called police.

Johnson described the suspect as an adult male with a darker complexion in his mid 20s, about 5 feet, 11 inches tall and about 160 pounds, according to officials.

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/15/man-injured-fighting-with-intruder-at-yakima-home

Toppenish- Suspects sought in Parker Heights shooting

TOPPENISH, Wash. -- Investigators are continuing to search for those responsible for the assault of two men and the shooting of three others in the early hours of Saturday in the Parker Bridge Road area.

The injured men -- including one taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle -- are all expected to survive, authorities said.

Yakima County Sheriff's Chief of Detectives Stew Graham gave the following account of the incident, which began in Yakima when a 34-year-old Zillah man offered to drive three men home after all four were involved in a crash.

The car was just arriving at the three men's home near the intersection of Yakima Valley Highway and Parker Bridge Road when they saw a man running from the area and they came under fire.

One of the gunshot victims, a 38-year-old man, was treated at the Toppenish Community Hospital and released. The other two were taken to Yakima Regional Medical and Cardiac Center, where a 27-year-old with a gunshot wound to the back remained Monday. A hospital spokesman said he was in satisfactory condition.

The third man, 26 years old, was later transferred to Harborview, where he was listed in satisfactory condition with a leg injury, authorities said.

The driver was not seriously injured, but was hit by window glass shattered by the large-caliber rifle rounds fired at his vehicle.

As deputies were taking their report at the house where the shooting took place, two brothers arrived. They said three unknown men had broken into their home, assaulted them and then left with some cash.

Graham said the victims did not know why they were attacked. But it is believed it was their attackers who opened fire on the car.

No descriptions were available for the suspects. They were seen leaving in a white vehicle, perhaps a van or sport utility.

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/19/suspects-sought-in-parker-heights-shooting-attack