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Yakima: Teen wounded in apparent gang shooting

April 15th, 2010, incident report by jbtaylor

  • 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
(Copyright (c) 2010 Yakima Herald-Republic)

[extracted from a longer article]
Teen shot in Sunday afternoon drive-by
YAKIMA -- A 17-year-old male was shot in the arm Sunday afternoon in what police believe was another gang-related shooting.
It happened about 1:50 p.m. in the area of Summitview and 30th avenues, Yakima police Sgt. Lloyd George wrote in a news release.
Authorities believe the teenager and his associates were in a gold Honda when someone in a blue or dark green Ford Explorer shot at them.
The teenager, who sustained gunshot wounds to his upper right arm and a grazing wound to the back of his head, initially told police that he and his friends were shot at while walking in the 1800 block of Summitview Avenue, the release said.
But police believe he was in the gold-colored Honda that witnesses had described in the area of 30th and Summitview avenues.
Authorities later impounded a gold Honda with several bullet holes in it.
Police are looking for the Ford Explorer, which has tinted windows. Witnesses told police the driver was a female, and the male shooter was described as a bald Hispanic male.
The teenager's wounds are considered nonlife- threatening.