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Yakima: Teen hit in Yakima gang shooting dies

May 20th, 2010, incident report by jbtaylor

  • April 28, 2010
  • 1
  • 1
  • North Fourth Street
  • Yakima
  • Washington
  • 98901

David Lester. Yakima Herald - Republic. Yakima, Wash.: May 4, 2010. pg. B.1
Copyright (c) 2010 Yakima Herald-Republic)

A 15-year-old youth shot in the head last week in what police describe as a gang-related shooting has died.
Yakima police said the youth died Saturday at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. His identity has not been released.
He is the 11th homicide victim recorded in Yakima County this year.
He was one of two people wounded during a confrontation on North Fourth Street about 7:20 p.m. Wednesday.
The other victim suffered a gunshot wound to the arm.
According to police, the victims were among five occupants of a car that was fired on as it sped away from the confrontation.
Police initially responded to the report of shots fired before being diverted to Fruitvale Boulevard near Fifth Avenue, where the victims were located. The car had its back window shot out.