Yakima police are investigating the shooting death of a 71-year-old man during a dispute Saturday afternoon.
The accused shooter, a 27-year-old man, is not in custody, according to a YPD news release after police checked with Yakima County prosecutors.
Police were called to the 1400 block of Cherry Avenue for shots fired around 3:30 p.m. They found the deceased 71-year-old man and the man who had shot him, the release said. The older man had a small-caliber pistol, and witnesses said had had come over to the younger man's property and made threats, the release said.
Police said video recordings corroborated the statements of the witnesses.
Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice said an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday. Curtice said he will release the man's name after his family has been notified.
The shooting is the third homicide in the city this year, and the sixth in the county.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call Yakima police Sgt. Noah Johnson at 509-576-6784.
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