Juvenile injured in drive-by shooting, suspect in custody

By on Saturday, October 29th, 2022 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories

KENNEWICK – A suspect is in custody after injuring a juvenile male in a drive-by shooting Friday night on the 1200 block of North Columbia Center Boulevard.

At 5:48 p.m., multiple callers called the Kennewick Police Department to report several gunshots being fired at the location. Some of the callers said there was at least one male injured with a gunshot wound.

Additional callers provided descriptions of two male subjects and a vehicle description.
When officers arrived in the area, they located a juvenile male with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was transported to a local area hospital where he was treated for a non-life threatening injury.

Officers were able to locate multiple witnesses, evidence, and a photo of the suspect’s vehicle.
Shortly thereafter, officers located the suspect’s vehicle on the 1100 block of South Olympia Place. Officers contained the residence the vehicle was registered to and the Tri-City Regional SWAT Team was activated to assist.

Shortly thereafter, the suspect, identified as exited the residence and was taken into custody without incident.

Detectives with the Kennewick Police Department responded and continued this investigation. The suspect, identified as Adrian Paul Cole, 20, was booked into the Benton County Jail for drive-by shooting.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with videos of or information about this incident, please call the non-emergency number at 509-628-0333. Anonymous tips can be provided online at www.kpdtips.com.