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Issaquah: Two dead, four wounded at Lake Sammamish State Park
- July 17, 2010
- 2
- 4
- Lake Sammamish State Park
- Issaquah
- Washington
- 98075
copyright The Seattle Times Co.; published on their website at http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2012385325_sammamish18m.html
By Carol M. Ostrom
Teen boy shot in South Seattle ruckus
- April 24, 2010
- 0
- 1
- 5000 block on Martin Luther King Jr. Way
- Seattle
- WA
A 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg when several shots were fired at a party on Martin Luther King Jr. Way late Saturday evening.
Seattle Police arrested six people at the incident for harassment, making false reports and outstanding warrants. But no one has been arrested for shooting the teen.
Several people were questioned and then released.
Unwanted guests showed up at a party on the 5000 block on Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Soon, a disturbance broke out and shots were fired at about 11:30 p.m. police said.
Federal Way teen in critical condition after shooting on Kent's West Hill
- April 18, 2010
- 0
- 4
- 2700 Block of S 256th Pl
- Kent
- WA
- 98032
A 17-year-old Federal Way boy remained in critical condition Wednesday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a shooting and fight April 18 on the West Hill of Kent that also injured another teen-age boy and two Kent men.
Yakima: Teen wounded in apparent gang shooting
- April 11, 2010
- 0
- 1
- Summitview and 30th avenues
- Yakima
- Washington
- 98902
Melissa Sanchez. Yakima Herald - Republic. Yakima, Wash.: Apr 12, 2010. pg. A.6
Police: Gang shooting outside club near Seattle Center
- March 19, 2010
- 0
- 0
- 300 5th Av N
- Seattle
- WA
- 98109
A 16-year-old boy was arrested by members of the Gang Unit Friday night after a shooting outside a club near the Seattle Center.
Officers were working a club emphasis patrol in the 300 block of 5th Avenue North when they heard three shots about 11:30 p.m.
Seattle: 17 Year Old Shoots Friend in Garage After Drinking
- February 13, 2010
- 0
- 1
- 8000 block of 28th Avenue NW
- Seattle
- WA
- 98117
Seattle police said the two were drinking alcohol in a garage at the teen's residence on the 8000 block of 28th Avenue NW a little after midnight when, for reasons unknown at this point, the boy brought out a .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol. He then shot his friend in the leg.
Kennewick: 3 minors arrested in drive-by
- June 15, 2009
- 0
- 0
- 513 E. Eighth Place
- Kennewick
- Washington
- 99336
Paula Horton. Tri - City Herald. Pasco, Wash.: Jun 16, 2009. pg. B.1
Copyright 2009 Tri-City Herald All Rights Reserved.
Three 14-year-old Pasco boys were arrested early Monday in connection with a gang-related drive-by shooting in Kennewick.
A single shotgun round was fired at a 19-year-old sitting outside a home at 513 E. Eighth Place., said Kennewick police Sgt. Ken Lattin.
The shot hit a window on the side of the house about 18 inches above where Francisco X. Santibanez was sitting, he said.
No one was hurt.
Grandview: Weekend car chase and shooting
- June 20, 2009
- 0
- 0
- Apricot Road
- Grandview
- Washington
- 98930
Ross A Courtney. Yakima Herald - Republic. Yakima, Wash.: Jun 23, 2009. pg. A.12
(Copyright (c) 2009 Yakima Herald-Republic)
By Ross Courtney
Yakima Herald-Republic
GRANDVIEW -- Investigators are still sorting out details of a weekend car chase and shooting, but so far they don't think it was gang-related.
The gunshots Saturday night may have stemmed from an old high school grudge between Grandview teenagers, said Stew Graham, chief of detectives for the Yakima County Sheriff's Office.
Tacoma: Boy charged in bus shooting
- May 8, 2009
- 0
- 1
- Pacific Avenue and 68th Street South
- Tacoma
- Washington
- 98408
ADAM LYNN. The News Tribune. Tacoma, Wash.: May 14, 2009. pg. A.3
Copyright 2009 The News Tribune All Rights Reserved.
A 15-year-old boy with recent convictions for possessing firearms now is charged with attempted first-degree murder in Friday's shooting on a Pierce Transit bus that left a young man badly wounded.
Deputy Pierce County prosecutor Fred Wist also charged the boy Wednesday with an alternative count of first-degree assault and one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
Seattle: Fight near high school leads to afternoon shooting
- May 18, 2009
- 0
- 0
- 3400 block of 36th Avenue South
- Seattle
- Washington
- 98144
source: seattlepi.com
posted on their website at: http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattle911/archives/169154.asp
Posted by Casey McNerthney at May 20, 2009 3:10 p.m.
A fight near Franklin High School led to an afternoon shooting Monday, according to Seattle police.
Police responded about 6:45 p.m. to the 500 block of 28th Avenue South. People said the shooting happened about 3:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of 36th Avenue South.
One of four occupants of a red Chevy Blazer that was targeted said the vehicle was following a green, four-door Toyota Camry with three people inside.
Othello: Warden man killed in shooting at Othello park
- March 18, 2009
- 1
- 0
- Taggares Park, 608 S. Taylor Road
- Othello
- Washington
- 99334
Paula Horton. Tri - City Herald. Pasco, Wash.: Mar 20, 2009. pg. B.4
Copyright The McClatchy Company Mar 20, 2009
A 19-year-old Warden man was shot to death at an Othello park, authorities said Thursday.
Ismael Garcia Jr. was shot twice during a fight between two small groups at Taggares Park, 608 S. Taylor Road, Adams County Sheriff Doug Barger said in a news release.
The shooting was reported at 6:21 p.m. Wednesday. Garcia was pronounced dead at Othello Community Hospital. He was taken there by his friends.
Seattle: Two wounded in Rainier Valley shooting
- November 23, 2008
- 0
- 2
- 8600 block of Rainier Avenue South
- Seattle
- Washington
- 98118
CASEY McNERTHNEY AND BRAD WONG P-I reporters. Seattle Post - Intelligencer. Seattle, Wash.: Nov 24, 2008. pg. A.9
Copyright Hearst Communications Inc., Hearst Newspapers Division Nov 24, 2008
[Note this is an excerpt from a longer article]
The shooting that evacuated Westfield Southcenter was just one part of a violent weekend in King County.
Eleven people were shot in five separate incidents, and one man was stabbed. Three of the victims died.
Sunnyside: Shooting sends 2 to hospital
- November 10, 2008
- 0
- 2
- 400 block of South 13th Street
- Sunnyside
- Washington
- 98944
Anonymous. Tri - City Herald. Pasco, Wash.: Nov 11, 2008. pg. B.3
Copyright The McClatchy Company Nov 11, 2008
Credit: Herald staff
SUNNYSIDE - Two Sunnyside teens were hospitalized Monday with multiple gunshot wounds they received apparently in retaliation for throwing rocks and bricks at another car.
An 18-year-old boy was in serious condition at a local hospital, said Sunnyside police spokeswoman Charlotte Hinderlider.
A 17-year-old boy also was hospitalized but reportedly was doing better than the older teen, she said.
Sunnyside: Charges filed in apparent gang killing
- September 5, 2008
- 1
- 0
- 900 block of South 15th Street.
- Sunnyside
- Washington
- 98944
Franny White. Tri - City Herald. Pasco, Wash.: Sep 12, 2008. pg. B.3
Copyright The McClatchy Company Sep 12, 2008
SUNNYSIDE - One of the men accused of being involved in a fatal shooting last week in Sunnyside is also suspected of stealing a police-issued pistol possibly used in the deadly gunfire exchange, police said Thursday.
Juan Ramos, 16, of Sunnyside, died after being shot just before 7 p.m. Sept. 5 during a barrage of gunfire between apparent gang rivals in the 900 block of South 15th Street.
Wenatchee: Teen shot while texting
- April 27, 2008
- 0
- 1
- 1100 Block of Cashmere Street
- Wenatchee
- Washington
- 98801
Wenatchee World, April 28, 2008 (no page cited on newspaper website)
Teen was texting when shot; hand still numb
Posted April 29, 2008
WENATCHEE — The 16-year-old teen shot through the arm early Sunday may have to undergo surgery if feeling doesn’t return to his hand, the teen said Monday.
Seattle: Central Area fight erupts; shot leaves 1 teen injured
- May 1, 2008
- 0
- 1
- South Jackson Street and 23rd Avenue South
- Seattle
- Washington
- 98144
Karen Johnson. Seattle Times. Seattle, Wash.: May 2, 2008. pg. B.1
Copyright (c) 2008 Seattle Times Company, All Rights Reserved.
An argument among a group of teenagers in Seattle turned violent Thursday when an 18-year-old was shot in the neck in a Central Area strip-mall parking lot.
A dozen or so teens were seen gathered about 3 p.m. in the lot, at South Jackson Street and South 23rd Avenue, witnesses said. The victim had been arguing with another man when a shot rang out shortly before 4 p.m.