Man shot in Richland street fight. Shooter also seriously hurt, police say

A fight between two men late Sunday night escalated to a shooting, with one man hit with several bullets.

Richland police have not released the names of the men involved in the midnight confrontation, but say both of them “sustained significant injuries” that put both in the hospital.

Two juvenile males also were involved somehow, but not injured, said Capt. Chris Lee.

The shooting victim is expected to survive, police said in a Facebook post.

The other man’s injuries, while serious, are not life threatening, said police. Officials have not said how he was injured.

Investigators say it started with a fight involving the two men in the middle of the street on the 1200 block of Winslow Avenue near Wright Avenue and Williams Boulevard.

One of them pulled out a gun during the fight and fired at the other.

A pile of cash was left blowing around on a nearby sidewalk of the residential neighborhood a few blocks east of the Highway 240 bypass highway.

Police say everyone involved has been contacted as part of the ongoing investigation, and there is no danger to the public.

However, people who have information about the shooting are asked to call Richland police through non-emergency dispatchers at 509-628-0333.

The incident was the sixth serious shooting incident in Richland this year.

In late September, a 20-year-old man was charged with firing a shotgun at a rival during a chase at Richland’s Columbia Playfield near Richland High.

In May, a 30-year-old West Richland man was killed after a Friday night shooting outside the Columbia Park apartment complex on Jadwin Avenue.

On a Sunday morning in April, a 74-year-old man was shot by police after he fired a shotgun into the air, then pointed it at officers and refused to follow their orders. The man survived and family later attributed the incident to their grandfather’s mental health issue.

In February, gunfire erupted in a Sanford Avenue neighborhood, leaving bullet holes in a house and car. At least two people have been charged in the early morning gunfight over drugs.

And in mid-January, a young father of two was gunned down in front of his Goethals Drive home. It was the city’s first murder in five years. No one has been arrested.

This story was originally published November 11, 2019 at 9:13 AM.