Crime

Teen accused of shooting 16-year-old in the back at Kennewick mobile home park

Kennewick Police were searching for a shooting suspect near Garden Vista Mobile Home park in Kennewick on Friday.
Kennewick Police were searching for a shooting suspect near Garden Vista Mobile Home park in Kennewick on Friday.

A 17-year-old was arrested for shooting another teen in the back earlier this month at a Kennewick mobile home court.

The 16-year-old was wounded at the Garden Vista Mobile Home Park on July 8, according to a Kennewick news release and dispatch reports.

It’s believed that the teen was in a car when he was shot.

Kennewick Police were searching for a shooting suspect near Garden Vista Mobile Home park in Kennewick on Friday.
Kennewick Police were searching for a shooting suspect near Garden Vista Mobile Home park in Kennewick on Friday.

Detectives tracked the 17-year-old suspect to the 1400 block of South Fir Street where they arrested him on Friday.

They also searched the home for additional evidence.

The 17-year-old was booked into the Benton-Franklin Juvenile Detention Center on suspicion of first-degree assault and illegal gun possession.

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Cameron Probert
Tri-City Herald
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