Kennewick Woman Blasts Hole in Man’s Gut – He’s OK, She’s in Jail
Well hooray, hooray for the 8th of May, not sure what led up to this incident late Friday night, but a guy got blasted the gut by a gal with a gun and had to go get treatment.
About 11:30 Friday night, KPD officers converged on a house in the 3400 block of W. 7th Ave responding to a disturbance with a weapon. They get there and find a man bleeding from his lower abdomen due to a gunshot wound. While the man is being prepped for transport to a local hospital, a weapon is recovered at the scene.
The suspected shooter is detained near the scene, statements from witnesses and interested parties are taken and it is determined to be an isolated incident. Kennewick Police Department Detectives have taken over the investigation, it continues at this time, and more details are to be released. The specifics are below from a KPD press release:
At about 11:33 PM on May 8th 2020, Officers responded to the 3400 block of W 7th Ave in Kennewick for a report of a disturbance with a weapon. There was a report of one person shot at the location. Upon arrival, Officers located a male, identified as Edwin Castro, who appeared to have a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen. Castro was transported to a local hospital for treatment. A handgun was recovered at the scene. The suspect, identified as Marissa Alaniz, was located a short distance from the location and detained. After interviewing several involved parties and witnesses, it was believed to be an isolated incident and there is no threat to the community.
Kennewick Police Department Detectives responded to the scene and took over the investigation.