The collision and gun violence were unrelated incidents.
CHELAN COUNTY, Wash. — Two unrelated incidents in Chelan County Saturday evening left one person dead and three people injured, including a 17-year-old, according to state highway and law enforcement officials in the region.
Gunfire injures teen in downtown Chelan
Around 10:20 p.m. May 23, a deputy with the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office heard gunfire near the Chelan Riverwalk Park while on patrol on nearby South Emerson Street and East Wapato Avenue. Officers responded to the scene.
Upon arrival, deputies found a 17-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound to the lower back, and performed first aid until emergency medical responders arrived. Further information about the teen’s condition is not yet available.
They were not initially able to locate the suspect, but after taking witness statements and collecting evidence at the scene, investigators concluded that the suspect was a 14-year-old Chelan resident.
That night, deputies allegedly spoke with the suspect’s parent over the phone and were able to coordinate the teen’s surrender. Law enforcement booked the suspect into the Chelan County Juvenile Justice Center on two counts of assault in the first degree.
According to the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect does not attend school in either the Chelan or Manson school districts, and “investigators have received no information indicating any threat to local schools,” the department wrote on social media.
Woman killed in three-car collision near Lake Wenatchee
Washington State Patrol officers responded to a fatal three-car rollover collision in Cole’s Corner, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 2 and state Route 207.
According to WSP reports, around 4:16 p.m. Saturday, a car with two occupants traveling east on U.S. 2 attempted to turn left onto SR 207, but failed to yield to an oncoming westbound car with one occupant. The oncoming car struck the turning car, and both vehicles struck a third car that was stopped at the intersection. The first vehicle rolled and came to rest in the intersection.
The passenger of the first vehicle, a 43-year-old woman, was killed in the collision, and the driver, a 42-year-old man, was transported to Central Washington Hospital for his injuries.
The driver of the second, westbound vehicle was not injured, but the driver of the stopped vehicle did sustain non-critical injuries. The other two occupants of the stopped car, a 17-year-old and 7-year-old, were not injured.
