Yakima Police Searching For Shooting Suspect
Yakima Police are searching for a 33-year-old local gang member for the shooting of a 77-year-old man at a motel on North First Street Tuesday. Officers were called to the Economy Inn on North First Street at about 6:10 a.m. Tuesday where they found the elderly man who told them he was shot by the suspect after an argument. The man was transferred to Yakima's Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital where he's expected to survive.
Police identified the suspect from surveillance video and have issued an arrest warrant for local gang member Herminio Rojas.
If you know anything about where police can find the suspect call police at 575-6200.