Third suspect in Graham shooting turns himself into police
Dec 11, 2017, 12:10 PM | Updated: 4:21 pm
(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
The third suspect in last week’s shooting near Graham-Kapowsin High School has turned himself into authorities.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office reports that a 16-year-old male turned himself into police at Remann Hall in Tacoma — a juvenile detention center. The sheriff’s office says that he will be booked on a charges of Assault 1 and Drive By Shooting.
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Suspect identified as GKHS shooter identified by #PCSD detectives; 16 year old male suspect turned himself in late this afternoon at Remann Hall in Tacoma, will be booked on charges of Assault 1 & Drive By Shooting. pic.twitter.com/MXr8SLQWhx
— Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) December 11, 2017
Two other teens who were detained in connection to the shooting were released Monday, the The News Tribune reports.
The Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office says detectives will continue to gather more information, but no charges will be filed against the two 17-year-old boys at this time.
The two boys were released because the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office doesn’t have “everything we need” to charge them, spokesperson James Lynch told the Tribune. The two teens were arrested last week after a shooting near school grounds injured two students.
Deputies say the shooting occurred about 40 yards off of school grounds. Students had gathered after school for a fistfight. The News Tribune reports the fight never happened; someone leaving in a car fired shots into the crowd. Two male students were shot and taken to Tacoma General Hospital for surgery.
