Crime

Suspect arrested in motorcycle gang-related shooting in Kennewick that left 1 dead

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a gang-related shooting that left one man dead.

Triston Broome has been booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of second-degree assault in what police have confirmed was a motorcycle gang-related shooting at the corner of Kellogg Street and Clearwater Avenue on Thursday night.

Investigators believe gunfire erupted between two people shortly before 9:40 p.m. Thursday, according to a news release from the Kennewick Police Department.

Kennewick police are investigating a shooting and traffic collision that took place Thursday night near the intersection of West Clearwater Avenue and North Kellogg Street. Jordan Taylor, 30, of Pasco was killed and another injured personwas taken to a hospital for treatment. Benton County Coroner Bill Leach told the Herald Taylor appears to have been shot.
Kennewick police are investigating a shooting and traffic collision that took place Thursday night near the intersection of West Clearwater Avenue and North Kellogg Street. Jordan Taylor, 30, of Pasco was killed and another injured personwas taken to a hospital for treatment. Benton County Coroner Bill Leach told the Herald Taylor appears to have been shot. Bob Brawdy bbrawdy@tricityherald.com

Several people, including police officers, heard the gun shots. Officers responded to the area, where they found Jordan Patrick Taylor, 30, of Pasco, dead, and a second man injured.

A witness reported the people involved were “bikers,” and an officer said there were some in the area, according to dispatch reports.

Kennewick firefighters took the other man, later identified as Broome, to the hospital for treatment. He was arrested Friday after being treated for his injuries.

The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office finished an autopsy on Taylor Friday morning, and confirmed he was killed with a gunshot. His death has been determined to be a homicide.

Police said this remains an active investigation.

A 30-year-old man was shot and killed in a Kennewick intersection Thursday night. Police are investigating the death.
A 30-year-old man was shot and killed in a Kennewick intersection Thursday night. Police are investigating the death. Google Maps

The murder is the eighth in Benton County during 2022 just one fewer than the record set last year. Most of those this year have occurred in or around Kennewick.

This story was originally published July 15, 2022 at 4:00 PM.

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Cameron Probert
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