Washington State Deputies Seek Tribal Casino Shooting Suspect

The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a possible suspect after a shot before this calendar week at George Washington State’s Legends Casino Hotel.

He was identified on Th as Buddy Byron Mckenzie, 41, the sheriff’s power posted on Facebook. He is wanted for quizzical inwards connecter with Monday’s shot of an unnamed adult female inwards the parking lot at the gaming property.

Several posters on societal media exact he is the victim’s ex-boyfriend.

The wounded adult female ab initio was spotted by casino surety guards. They notified local deputies.

Head, Torso Wounds

She was gibe inwards her caput and torso. Deputies provided first off financial aid until EMTs arrived.

She was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Her medical stipulation was unknown quantity as of belatedly this week, the Yakima Herald-Republic, a local newspaper, reported. Earlier, the dupe rejected Mckenzie next a relationship, apparently leading to the shooting, it was revealed by a placard on Facebook. The dupe is the mother of children, the station adds.

If anyone has information about this shooting and where we put up find Buddy Mckenzie please call up Detective [Sergio] Reyna at (509) 574-2567 or Crime Stoppers Yakima County at (800) 248-9980,” the sheriff’s office staff said in the online posting.

The gambling casino is set on the Yakama Red Indian Reservation inwards Toppenish.

It is almost 162 miles south-east of Seattle.

Earlier Booker Taliaferro Washington State Casino Violence

In an unrelated incident, a 35-year-old capital of the United States State piece was supercharged with second-degree house servant force hit for the October 2020 death of a 33-year-year adult female inward a parking lot outside the Tulalip Resort Casino in Tulalip, Wash.

Prosecutors say Nomeneta Tauave got into a fight back with his girlfriend Hana Letoi on Oct. 23. The distich started a screaming jibe within the casino, and it continued alfresco to their GMC Yukon River in the parking lot.

Security officers say the altercation turned violent, with Tauave allegedly punching and quiver Letoi violently. She strike down out of the SUV as he sped off, eyewitnesses stated. Letoi was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center where she died 2 years later.

In relieve another unrelated incident, inward July a Golden State man was sentenced to 33 months inwards prison house for allegedly trying to slip money from American capital State’s ilani Casino at knifepoint and robbing a local bank.

Viet Tan Nguyen, 35, was sentenced for both crimes. He pleaded shamed to second-degree robbery for the May 17 Salmon P. Chase Bank heist, according to The Columbian, a paper inwards President Washington State.

Nguyen pled shamed to second-degree assault and first-degree attempted theft inward the May gaming property incident.