They aren’t old enough to drive, but they’re in jail for a Pasco drive-by

A 13-year-old boy is locked up on $75,000 bail for allegedly shooting at an occupied apartment during a Sunday evening drive-by in Pasco.

No one was hit in the 5:37 p.m. shooting though three people, including an elderly woman, were inside the apartment when the teen fired nine times, court documents show.

The teen and a 14-year-old boy were arrested Tuesday after Pasco and Kennewick police identified the two teen suspects.

Investigators are still looking for a third person who drove the newer-model black Honda sedan, along with at least one pistol used in the shooting.

The two boys have the same last name, though their relationship is not clear in documents. A witness told detectives the male driver is related to the 14-year-old boy.

The younger boy appeared Wednesday in Franklin County Juvenile Court.

Commissioner Jerri Potts found probable cause to hold him on suspicion of felony drive-by shooting. She also ordered the high bail amount because the boy is considered a threat to community safety.

The 14-year-old boy’s hearing was moved to Thursday morning in Juvenile Court. He currently has an investigative hold for drive-by shooting and criminal conspiracy.

The witness reported seeing the 13-year-old get out of a black Honda sedan and walk toward an apartment in the 800 block of South Eighth Avenue. The teen fired several rounds at the apartment, before getting back into the car and taking off, documents said.

According to police, the car approached the four-plex apartment building from the north and several shots were fired from the car before it stopped.

Investigators found nine .40-caliber shell casings on the road, in addition to bullet holes and damage to a car parked at the curb and to two of the apartment doors.

Anyone with information about the male driver or the incident is asked to call Pasco police at 509-545-3421 or email Detective Chris Caicedo at caicedoc@pasco-wa.gov.

This story was originally published September 5, 2018 at 12:38 PM.