19.04.10
YAKIMA - Apply say the color of clothing a person is a target in a roundabout way-by shooting Saturday night.
Yakima police were sent to the intersection of the roadway and the Union Chestnut Avenue around 7:00 pm on Saturday.
Witnesses told officers white Honda pulled up alongside a person wearing the blue uniform, and someone inside the car to encourage him.
Police found the suspect car in a few minutes and arrested 23-year-old Uriel Cardenas, 19, Erick Olivera, and a lance 17.
Officers found a shotgun, a pistol, beer and marijuana in the car.The three suspects are considered as members are united.
The police are happy that they were nearby during the incident.
"If we are not in the bar immediately after the shooting, chances are that the suspects will have a chance to get a place to hide their vehicles, hide their weapons, change clothes, change their appearance," Sgt . Mike Henne, Boys in blue Yakima ministry said. "Then they disappear into the night.
Source: KNDO/KNDU