WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — A fatal shooting Tuesday is the first homicide this year in Walla Walla.
And, the Union-Bulletin reports police believe it is the first gang-related killing inside the city limits.
Police say Julio Cesar Martinez was walking in an alley with a friend when they were confronted by rival gang members. Martinez was shot twice and died at a hospital.
The friend was uninjured. The suspects ran away.
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Information from: Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, http://www.union-bulletin.com