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5 days ago
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7 Injured in Mass Shooting at Washington Park Gathering
On May 28, a shooting occurred near Tacoma, Washington, injuring seven people Five victims were taken to the hospital by emergency responders, while three others went on their own Police are still investigating the incident, unsure of the number of shooters or whether the victims were the intended targetsSeven people were shot and injured in a mass shooting near Tacoma, Washington Wednesday evening. Lakewood police said there was a gathering of more than 100 people when some kind of dispute broke out between two groups on May 28, which led to the gunfire erupting, police sergeant Charles Porche told the AP. 'Officers arriving at the park found a large crowd that had gathered due to the nice warm weather. The scene was quite hectic as a large number of these people were attempting to flee the park after hearing the shots,' Porche told the News Tribune. West Pierce Fire & Rescue provided medical care to five of the victims, Porche said, per the outlet. Those five were taken to a local hospital, while three others went to the hospital on their own. 'Unfortunately, there were unintended/uninvolved victims struck during this careless act of violence,' Porche said in a news release, per the AP. 'Detectives will continue to sort through the information gathered to hold those involved accountable for their actions.' Police said the victims ranged from a 16-year-old girl, who was in stable condition, to a 38-year-old man who was in critical condition, the outlet reported. Three others were in serious condition. 'We've had these couple of days here where the sun finally came out and it's been a gorgeous time for people to get out and enjoy the park, the lake and then you have something like this that happens,' Porche said. 'It is one of the great tragedies, right? You don't want anybody to get shot and then you end up with seven different victims that happen out of this act of violence.'Investigators told the News Tribune that they don't yet know how many shooters were involved or if the victims were intended targets. No arrests have been made, and the shooting remains under investigation. The shooting comes just days after a separate mass shooting in Philadelphia on Memorial Day, which left two people dead, and nine others injured. Read the original article on People
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28-01-2025
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He sped in University Place, fatally struck driver at a stop sign. Here's his sentence
A 24-year-old man who took a turn at high speed in University Place and went into the wrong lane of traffic, colliding with a vehicle at a stop sign and killing its driver, was sentenced Friday to two-and-a-half years in prison. Dylan Matthew Walsh pleaded guilty in November in Pierce County Superior Court to vehicular homicide for the June 25, 2022 wreck, admitting to recklessly causing the death of 65-year-old Gayle Aronson. Judge Stanley Rumbaugh imposed the sentence, which was near the middle of the standard sentencing range and a year shorter than prosecutors had agreed to recommend. Walsh had no prior criminal convictions or traffic offenses. Prosecutors and the defense agreed to a downward adjustment of the standard range as part of a plea agreement, according to court records, bringing the range from 6.5 to 8.5 years in prison to a range of about 1.8 to 3.5 years. The three-car wreck occurred at Grandview Drive West and 35th Street West shortly before 6 p.m. According to court documents, a witness told police she was stopped at the intersection when a 2005 Ford Excursion driven by Walsh struck the back of her vehicle, went around her and abruptly turned left. The Ford crossed over to the wrong side of the road and struck Aronson's 2014 Volkswagen Jetta head on. A witness rendered aid to Aronson. She was declared dead when West Pierce Fire & Rescue personnel arrived. Prosecutors originally accused Walsh of driving drunk — witnesses reportedly smelled alcohol on his breath — but toxicology testing later found his blood-alcohol content was 0.017, below the legal limit of 0.08. 'Despite the Defendant's lack of history, the evidence shows that Mr. Walsh caused the death of [Aronson] by driving with alcohol on board, speeding, and engaging in dangerous driving,' deputy prosecuting attorney Miriam Norman wrote in a sentencing memo. 'But for those choices, [Aronson] would be alive.'
