Suspect in custody for Mattawa shooting
CALEB PEREZ | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 1 month AGO
Juan Jose Serrano Berrios was taken into custody by GCSO deputies on Tuesday in connection with the shooting on Monday morning in Mattawa. He is being charged with first-degree assault.
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MATTAWA — A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Monday morning shooting in Mattawa. The Mattawa Police Department, with assistance from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, located Juan Jose Serrano Berrios in the Ephrata area and took him into custody.
“The victim was able to identify the suspect shooter as the person that we took into custody,” said Mattawa Police Chief Alex Zesati.
At about 12:10 a.m., Mattawa Police responded to a weapons call initially in the area of Second Street, where Mattawa PD and GCSO located the victim. Zesati said the victim had an obvious gunshot wound to the left forearm and was transported to a regional hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
“Both the victim and the suspect have a history, so that’s why the victim was able to identify the suspect,” he said.
The crime scene was later found to be around Fourth Street and South Portage Avenue, where law enforcement processed the scene and collected evidence, said Zesati.
The following day, GCSO deputies on regular patrol located Serrano driving just outside of the city limits of Ephrata, he said. Serrano was arrested there and is now being charged with first-degree assault.
Zesati said that this was an isolated incident and there is no ongoing threat to the community.
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