(Updated) One Dies After Two Shot, One Hit by Vehicle in Yakima
One person is dead and police are searching for a suspect after a shooting on Monday. Yakima Police say they were called to the in the 700 block of South 9th Avenue at about 5:00 p.m. Monday. Authorities say it started with a fight in the front yard of a home at that resulted in two people being shot and a third person being hit by a vehicle as it was fleeing the area. All the victims were taken to a Yakima hospital. The investigation continues.
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Yakima Police are searching for a suspect after two people were shot and a third hit by a vehicle fleeing the area Monday in the 700 block of South Ninth Avenue. Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice says one of the victims died but he wouldn't say if the person who died was hit by a vehicle or suffered a gunshot wound.
Authorities say it started with a fight in the front yard of a home that resulted in two people being shot and a third person being hit by a vehicle as it left the area. No ages or identities have been released.
All the victims were taken to a Yakima hospital as the investigation continues. Police believe the shooting was related to local gangs.