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Suspect in Safeway Parking Shooting Released
Suspect in Safeway Parking Shooting Released
Suspect in Safeway Parking Shooting Released
37-year-old Anastaco Lepe, the suspect in last week's Safeway parking lot shooting, was released from jail last night. The Yakima County Prosecutors Office decided not to charge Lepe at this time. Lepe's lawyer told our news partner KIMA Action News that his client acted in self-defense in a dispute over Lepe's cell phone, and at this time police and prosecutors believe Lepe's story... Read
Looney Found Not Guilty In Premeditated Murder Case
Looney Found Not Guilty In Premeditated Murder Case
Looney Found Not Guilty In Premeditated Murder Case
A jury found Sebastian Looney not guilty on one count of premeditated murder Tuesday afternoon in Yakima County Superior Court. Looney was accused of killing Gary Snell and hiding the body under a porch in 2010; however, a judge declared a mistrial due to a previous robbery charge and two previous lesser murder charges...