Americans adore their pets, particularly man’s best friend. While dogs usually protect their owners, the owners usually reciprocate. But when an “erratic” aggressor threatened a dog-owning concealed carry licensee and his child in Yakima, Washington recently…well, you don’t need an Ouija board to see where things were going.
A man shot another man who was behaving erratically on Sunday afternoon at the Randall dog park in Yakima. Police said the suspect was protecting himself and his son. https://t.co/DbNrc0NpQI
— Yakima Herald-Republic (@yakima_herald) February 6, 2023
According to another media outlet, the suspect, Daniel Ortega, acted aggressively toward several people before threatening the CCW holder. The good guy with the gun reportedly tried to de-escalate the situation and walk away, but the attacker, Daniel Ortega, 22, did not respond to verbal warnings. Ortega was assassinated.
Following an investigation, the Yakima Police Department released the defender without charging him.
A police news release said:
Multiple interviews of involved parties and witnesses corroborated what was believed to have occurred. After consultation with the Yakima County Prosecutor, the man who discharged the firearm in the incident was released after cooperating with detectives.
The county prosecutor will make a “formal decision” regarding any charges related to the shooting.
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— Yakima P.D. (@yakimapolice) February 6, 2023
From the Yakima Herald-Republic:
A man shot and killed another man who threatened his child on Sunday afternoon at the Randall dog park in Yakima, police said.
Multiple people called 911 around 2:30 p.m. to report a man was acting erratically at Randall dog park, 1399 S. 48th Ave., according to a Yakima Police Department news release.
The man, later identified as Daniel Ortega, 22, of Yakima was interacting with another man and his child at the park, and “attempted to endanger the life of the small child with his words and actions,” the police news release said.
The father told Ortega to leave his family alone, and attempted to leave the park, the release said. When his attempts to de-escalate the incident failed, the 28-year-old Yakima man “discharged his legally owned firearm in defense of himself and his child,” the release said.
Ortega learned the hard way not to threaten other people’s children. Threatening other people’s pets is also high on the list of things to do if you want to get hurt.
Fortunately for the defender, Yakima is located in south-central Washington, far enough away from the Seattle-Tacoma area of influence. We’re looking forward to seeing what the county prosecutor decides.