YAKIMA — A female Department of Corrections officer serving on a violent crimes task force has been shot while searching for a suspect in a Yakima drive-by shooting, and police say a 25-year-old man has been arrested.
Yakima Police spokesman Mike Bastinelli said the officer was treated and released at a local hospital after she was injured in the leg.
The shooting happened around 1:15 p.m. Thursday as members of the task force was searching for a suspect in a drive-by shooting earlier in the morning. No one was injured in that incident.
Bastinelli said three people inside the home came out prior to the shooting; they were detained for questioning. The suspect remained inside and fired several shots at officers as they surrounded the home.
