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DRIVE-BY SHOOTING AT THE BLUE MOUNTAIN MOTEL

Mar 19, 2018

Friday night, Okanogan County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the Blue Mountain Motel for a report of a drive-by shooting. Sheriff Frank Rogers said when his Deputies arrived they talked with a group that was standing outside Trailer 25 at the location.

Rogers said the witnesses at the scene reported that they heard the shots and when they came outside they saw a gray colored four door sedan. One of the witnesses advised he saw the subject point the gun in his direction and fire again and then the vehicle sped off. The witness reported hearing four to six shots.

Deputies were able to recover several shell casings from the scene. They also found a 1991 Honda Accord parked at the scene had several holes in it and they were able to recover one of the bullets from the vehicle. They also located a concrete block building which appeared had been hit by the bullets.

No one was injured in this incident and the case is still under investigation.

Rogers said this location uses up a lot of resources from the Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office. He said, Deputies are constantly responding to some disturbance or other problem at the motel. Rogers added, “Over the last several years we have responded to over 200 complaints at the Blue Mountain Motel and Trailer Court. “