Shooting that critically injured 15-year-old at home was an accident, police say
Police: Shooting that critically injured an Auburn teen was an accident
We re learning new information on a shooting that left a 15-year-old girl critically injured in Auburn. Police now confirm the shooting was an accident.
AUBURN, Wash. - A shooting last week that left one 15-year-old girl in critical condition has been ruled an accident, police say.
An Auburn Police commander told Q13 News the girl’s 13-year-old brother was playing with a gun he thought was unloaded, and accidentally shot his older sister.
Paula Horstead is the children’s grandmother and said the family is heartbroken. Horstead said her daughter was a victim of gun violence as a teen, and this shooting incident is now opening up old wounds.
Abbie Shull: JBLM soldier charged in drifting incident that left two women dead at car meetup
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 12/23/2020 Abbie Shull, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Dec. 22 A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier is facing multiple charges, including vehicular homicide, after his vehicle hit and killed two women at a car meetup, according to the King County Prosecutor s office.
On Nov. 27, Pfc. Rondale Hendricks, 19, attended the meetup around midnight in north Auburn near state Route 167, according to the Auburn Police Department.
The vehicle Hendricks was driving was drifting when it hit three women on foot, according to Auburn police. Drifting is a technique where the driver of the car intentionally oversteers, with a loss of traction, while theoretically maintaining control of the vehicle through a complete turn.
By ABBIE SHULL | The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) | Published: December 22, 2020 TACOMA, Wash. (Tribune News Service) A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier is facing multiple charges, including vehicular homicide, after his vehicle hit and killed two women at a car meetup, according to the King County Prosecutor s office. On Nov. 27, Pfc. Rondale Hendricks, 19, attended the meetup around midnight in north Auburn near state Route 167, according to the Auburn Police Department. The vehicle Hendricks was driving was drifting when it hit three women on foot, according to Auburn police. Drifting is a technique where the driver of the car intentionally oversteers, with a loss of traction, while theoretically maintaining control of the vehicle through a complete turn.