gang related

Seely says " We believe the victim may have been targeted because of his gang affiliation."

Anyone with any information about the shooting is urged to contact Yakima Police at 575-6200.

Authorities say the man was walking on Jerome Avenue when he was shot by one of two people. Police say they believe the shooting was gang related.

Officers were called to Kiwanis Park at about 11:00 p.m. Thursday where they found a man dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

Yakima Police Spokesman Mike Bastinelli says the 19-year-old victim is being for a non-life-threatening wound at a Yakima hospital.

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