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Yahoo
06-06-2025
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Police searching for suspect after 1 hurt in shooting near Kennewick convenience store
Police surrounded a downtown Kennewick store after reports of a shooting near Rainier Street just after 3 p.m. on Thursday. Kennewick Police Commander Isaac Merkl told the Tri-City Herald that a juvenile male came into the store, on the 400 block of Rainier Street, around 3:20 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the leg. Merkl said the shooting took place in an alley near a Kennewick Housing Authority apartment complex. The store clerk called 911 and tried to help the man. The victim was taken to a local hospital, but police do not believe his injury is life threatening. The Benton County Sheriff's Office and Pasco police helped search the area with drones and K-9 dogs but did not find the suspected shooter. Police had not yet released a description of the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to contact Kennewick police by calling the non-emergency dispatch number at 509-628-0333 This story is developing. Please check back for updates.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
16-year-old arrested in gang-related shooting at busy Clearwater Avenue intersection
Police arrested a 16-year-old accused of firing at a car at a busy Clearwater Avenue intersection in a gang-related shooting last week. Three teens were on the sidewalk near the corner of Edison Street about 6:15 p.m. on April 28 when one of them reportedly opened fire at a passing car, Kennewick police Commander Isaac Merkl told the Tri-City Herald. The car, with about three or four people inside, sped away, and Merkl said investigators haven't determined if anyone in the car also fired a shot. No one was reported wounded. Police talked with the teens on the sidewalk but they didn't have enough evidence to hold them, Merkl said. In the past week, Kennewick detectives found evidence linking the teens to the shooting, he said. Tri-City Regional SWAT team and Criminal Apprehension Team detectives searched two Clearwater Avenue homes on Thursday morning and arrested the 16-year-old, Kennewick police said in a Facebook post. The teen was booked into the Benton Franklin Juvenile Detention Center on suspicion of first-degree assault and illegally having a gun.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
‘No threat made': Kennewick High School student arrested for bringing pellet gun to school
A high school student was arrested on Wednesday for bringing a pellet gun to school. Kennewick Police and a Student Resource Officer worked together to get a high school student out of class after staff were alerted that the student may have brought a gun to school. 'It was determined the student had a realistic looking pellet gun replicating at .357 caliber revolver that is CO2 powered,' Kennewick Police said in a Facebook post. 'The pellet gun was unloaded and in the student's backpack.' Police said that the student did not make any threats to any other student and police believe the student intended to give it to another student. After some investigating, police arrested the 15-year-old student on suspicion of possessing a dangerous weapon on school grounds and was taken to the Benton-Franklin Juvenile Justice Center. 'It is important for all to know it is against the law to possess a weapon on school grounds and could lead to arrest,' Kennewick Police continued. 'Please continue to have discussions with your children about the expectations around school safety.' PELLET GUN AT KENNEWICK HIGH: Today Kennewick High School staff were alerted to a student who may have a firearm on... Posted by Kennewick Police Department on Wednesday, February 19, 2025
