WA: Father Attempts to De-escalate at Dog Park, Shoots, Kills Attacker

Multiple people called 911 around 2:30 p.m. to report a man was acting erratically at the dog park at 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.

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