The suspect in the overnight fatal shooting in Yakima, Washington, has died after taking his own life, the Yakima Police Chief said.
Police were pointed to the suspect’s location after getting a 911 call from a woman who had lent the suspect her phone near a Target store in Yakima, Police Chief Matt Murray said in a Tuesday evening news conference. Officers responded immediately and, within minutes, arrived at the scene, according to the chief. “The suspect apparently shot and killed himself and that was prior to officers’ arrival. There were officers who heard the shots, but no one saw him actually do that,” Murray said.
The suspect had “a large amount of ammunition” and a firearm when officers found him, the chief said. Murray told CNN Tuesday that the suspect pulled into the ARCO/ampm gas station and “tried to get into the lobby,” but found the doors were locked. “He then walked across the street to the Circle K,” Murray said. “As he’s walking into the store he pulls out his gun and there are two people getting food and he shoots them.” Both people died, Murray said.
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