Umatilla police investigating drive-by shooting in South Hill area

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, June 6, 2023

UMATILLA — The Umatilla Police Department is continuing its investigation into a drive-by shooting that occurred in May in the South Hill area.

A security camera captured the shooting and shows a car pulling up to a house on Tyler Avenue at 11:46 p.m. May 16 with two people getting out and opening fire on a car and a house before quickly driving away.

Kyle Baker, officer administrator for the police department, said no one was in the car at the time, but four people were in the house. No one was injured, she said.

He said the victims are cooperating and investigators have “a couple of leads” in the case that they hope “can tie it back to some individuals.”

Baker also said the department is not yet labeling the shooting as gang-related, but is “exploring all possibilities.”

It’s not clear at this time where the suspects are from.

“We don’t know if they’re from Umatilla specifically, but we believe some of them have local ties to the area,” Baker said.

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