Pullman community lives in fear of alleged gang related shootings leaving one man dead and two others injured.. On the morning of August 29, 2011, at approximately 1:45 am, community members living on the of block of S.E. 19th Avenue were awakened to loud gunshots firings.
Witness and neighbor Karen Potts said, "I thought I heard fireworks. Then I saw a guy running down the street. As soon as I saw the guy running, I put two and two together." Officers soon arrived at the scene to locate three, male gunshot victims. One of which, Donald James Connelly was deceased, the others suffered minor injuries.
Deceased victim Donald James Connelly pleaded guilty in 2007 in Whitman County Superior Court to delivery of a controlled substance.
Local law enforcement believe the shootings began after an argument set forth on the corner of SE 19th Ave. Pullman Police Commander Frank Murray said, "10 gang outreach workers and the Police Bureau's Gang Enforcement Team are interviewing witnesses and known gang members today."
The shooter is still unknown.
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