Authorities minutes ago detained two suspects for questioning in connection with a shooting in Hazel Dell Tuesday night.
The police action is at the Crown Plaza Apartments near the intersection of Northeast Ninth Avenue and 101st Street.
The two are young men and might be brothers, according to early information.
Police want to talk to them to see if one is the Tuesday night shooter or if either knows who the shooter is.
The area was the site where a 19-year-old Hazel Dell man was shot Tuesday night.
Daniel H. Thurston was in critical condition at Southwest Washington Medical Center tonight after being shot in the throat.
He suffered a gunshot wound to the side of his neck.
The incident was reported at 8:51 p.m. at the Parklane Apartments, 10205 N.E. Notchlog Drive. Upon arriving deputies found Thurston lying on the ground unable to speak.
According to a news release, there were no eyewitnesses to the shooting. Residents reported hearing some type of verbal argument in the hallway just prior to hearing a single gunshot.
Upon investigation, residents found a male victim lying on the ground with blood spewing from a hole in his neck.
At 9:52 p.m., officers were asked to look for an older SUV that had been seen leaving Notchlog Drive in Hazel Dell. One person was said to be in the vehicle, a white male about 5 feet 5 inches tall.
Thurston is a longtime Hazel Dell resident who previously attended Columbia River High School as a member of the Class of 2010.
More details to come.
