Toppenish Police searching for shooting suspect

TOPPENISH, Wash.-- Police in Toppenish are looking for a man suspected of shooting and injuring another man Saturday night.

Officers were called out the the area of Old Timers Plaza at E. Toppenish Ave. at about 9:50 p.m. where they found a 29-year old Hispanic male suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

The victim told officers that he had been walking on the sidewalk when a Hispanic male approached him on foot, then started firing at him with a handgun before running away on foot.

Investigators say the victim had been struck in the legs, pelvic area, and the back. He was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The suspect has not been identified, and no arrests have been made.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Toppenish Police Department at 509-865-4355 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-248-9980, and refer to case number 20P4737.