SPOKANE, Wash. — Two teenagers involved in a September shooting have been sentenced to state rehabilitation programs after pleading guilty in Spokane County Superior Court.
A 14-year-old pleaded guilty Dec. 19 to first-degree assault with a firearm enhancement for shooting a man at point-blank range outside a party. Judge Jeremy Schmidt ordered the juvenile to 2.5 to 3 years at a Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families rehabilitation center.
A 13-year-old pleaded guilty Nov. 19 to criminal mischief with a weapon for punching the man before the shooting. Schmidt sentenced the teen to one year and three months in rehabilitation, including additional time for assaulting a guard while in juvenile detention.
The Sept. 21 shooting occurred at an apartment on N. Washington Street after an argument over a vape pen led to the juveniles being asked to leave a party. The victim underwent surgery for a gunshot wound to the stomach.
During sentencing, Schmidt said youth gun violence creates unsafe conditions for the entire community.
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