Crime

1 jailed in West Richland drive-by shooting after party

West Richland police are investigating what appears to be a drive-by shooting without a clear target.

No one was hurt but a car and a light post were hit, and one person is in jail.

Police say Blake Walters, 25, was leaving a party at a home on the 800 block of Bombing Range Road early Friday. He somehow got his car stuck on a dirt mound near the home.

After other party-goers left, Walters went to his car, got out a rifle and started firing. West Richland police did not say how many shots were fired.

Officers arrested Walters and saw several guns inside his car. They planned to get a warrant to search it later.

Walters was booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of drive-by shooting.

This story was originally published November 3, 2017 at 7:39 AM with the headline "1 jailed in West Richland drive-by shooting after party."

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