D.C. man shot dead by gun-toting father in dog park after trying to ‘endanger’ child’s life: police

Washington state police say a gunman with his child at a dog park shot and killed an attacker in an incident where police did not press charges.

The Yakima, Washington Police Department said in a Facebook post that they had received 911 calls Sunday from the Randall Park Dog Park with callers saying a man acting erratically confronted another man and his child at the park.

“The erratic subject attempted to endanger the life of the small child with his words and actions, at which point the father of the child protected his child from threat,” the post said.

Police said the father gave verbal orders to the individual to stop the harassment and attempted to leave the park.

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When those attempts to defuse the situation were unsuccessful, police said the 28-year-old father shot and killed the aggressive individual with a legally owned firearm.

The victim was later identified as Daniel Ortega, 28.

The Yakima-Herald Republic reported this week that Ortega tried to take the child, who was around five or six years old, and that police believe narcotics played a role in the incident.

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Randall Park dog park in Yakima, Washington (Google Maps)

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“Multiple interviews with involved parties and witnesses corroborated what was believed to have happened,” police said. “After consultation with the Yakima County District Attorney, the man who discharged the firearm in this incident has been released after cooperating with detectives.”

The ministry added that a formal decision on possible charges will be made by the prosecutor’s office once the investigation is complete.

The Yakima Police Department did not immediately respond to a Fox News Digital request for comment.