Authorities ID Man Shot, Killed by Yakima Police
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities in Yakima have identified a man who was shot and killed Friday night by police responding to a domestic dispute.
Yakima County Coroner Jack Hawkins says 50-year-old J. Juan Briseno-Ortega died at the scene of a West Valley home. No one else was injured.
Capt. Jeff Schneider says more details about the shooting, including the name of the officer, how the incident unfolded and number of shots fired, is expected Monday.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reports that officers called to the home Friday evening found two men, believed to be brothers, fighting in the garage. Officers fired at a man who pulled a handgun. The other man, who was in a wheelchair.
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday.
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