One injured in Toppenish shooting

TOPPENISH, Wash.-- Police in Toppenish are investigating a shooting that sent one man to the hospital Thursday night.

According to a press release, officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 10 block of N. Elm St. at about 9:45 p.m.

They arrived to find a 50-year old Hispanic male sitting on a curb suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.

The man told officers he had been confronted by a person driving a blue Chevy passenger car, and the driver shot him during that confrontation.

The victim said he ran away to avoid any further injury, and collapsed where the officers found him.

Anyone with any information about this incident is asked to contact the Toppenish Police Department at 509-865-4355, Yakima County Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-248-9980, or submit a tip through the website at crimestoppersyakco.org. Please reference TPD Case # 20P1485.