Crime

Woman pulls gun at a Tri-Cities auto shop then gets in line for lunch at Zip’s

A Kennewick police officer and a mental health professional talk to a woman in the back of patrol car after she was arrested Wednesday in line at the Zip’s restaurant drive-thru window.
A Kennewick police officer and a mental health professional talk to a woman in the back of patrol car after she was arrested Wednesday in line at the Zip’s restaurant drive-thru window. Tri-City Herald

A 60-year-old woman was arrested in the Zip’s restaurant drive-thru after she pulled a gun at a nearby mechanic’s shop, said police.

Kristen A. Kennedy of Pasco pulled into the mechanic’s shop on the 200 block of North Date Street shortly before 1 p.m. Wednesday after she spotted a car she believed belonged to a family member, Kennewick Officer Sebastian Castilleja said.

When employees told her she was wrong, she started arguing. They eventually told her to leave, so she went outside and retrieved a gun from her car.

She pointed it at an employee before returning to her black Monte Carlo and driving away, he said.

Her next stop was the Zip’s By The Cable Bridge on Columbia Drive. She was waiting in the drive-thru line when officers surrounded her car.

She was arrested and was booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of felony harassment.

Officers prepare to tow a car after the driver was arrested Wednesday in line at the Zip’s restaurant drive-thru window after she allegedly pulling a gun.
Officers prepare to tow a car after the driver was arrested Wednesday in line at the Zip’s restaurant drive-thru window after she allegedly pulling a gun. Bob Brawdy Tri-City Herald

This story was originally published March 17, 2021 at 1:51 PM.

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Cameron Probert
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