No injuries reported in armed Walla Walla confrontation
By Griffin Beach on Thursday, October 22nd, 2026 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
WALLA WALLA – No injuries were reported in an apparent shootout in Walla Walla early Thursday morning.
Walla Walla police officers responded to a report of possible shots fired outside of a bar in the 600 block of West Elm Street just after midnight. When officers arrived they did not find anyone injured.
Investigators discovered there was an armed confrontation inside the bar between at least two people. Shots were fired from within the bar and multiple .380 casings were found in addition to holes in the building.
Damage to the building indicated that some of the shots had come from higher ground. Investigators searched a nearby bike path that overlooks the bar’s entrance and found a pile of rifle casings.
Bullet fragments were found within the walls of the bar that appeared to match the rifle rounds from the rifle. Investigators believe it was a targeted shooting between individuals from the confrontation. Officials said it was “miraculous” no one was hit with the number of spent casings found.
The case is being actively investigated.
