Thursday, January 12, 2012

Fatal Morning Shooting in Pullman

A shooting on Thursday Morning at 1:45 AM in a Pullman residential area has left one man dead and  two injured with the shooter on the run. The victim, 21 year old Donald James Connelly had a prior criminal history in Whitman county pleading guilty in 2007 to delivery of a controlled substance. The other two victims who have non life-threatening injuries will not have their names released due to safety concerns and remain at Whitman County Hospital. Witnesses say that there were two men speeding away from the scene in a blue Honda Civic, the driver wearing a black mask. "The shooter jumped into the car, and the driver gunned it. I got a good look at the shooter, but the driver was wearing a black mask." Karen Potts, a neighborhood resident said.The shooter is described as male, 5-foot-11, 165 pounds, with a shaved head and a butterfly tattoo on his left forearm. "Right now we can’t tell the public too much about it.  We're continuing our investigation this weekend." Detective Calvin Anderson of the Pullman Police Department said.

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