The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has promised to step up security at the Gorge Amphitheatre this weekend, weeks after a shooting at the venue that left two people dead and three injured. FOX13
Josilyn Ruiz and Brandy Escamilla were shot at the Beyond Wonderland festival.The Grant County Sheriff’s Office has promised to step up security at the Gorge Amphitheatre this weekend, weeks after aThe agency says they will have additional officers staffed at the Gorge for "safety and security enhancements" at the venue and campground sites.
"We want to reassure campers and ticketholders that there will be more law enforcement officers at The Gorge and The Gorge Campground to help provide the safest environment possible," said Sheriff Joe Kriete. "We recognize that there are a lot of concerns and fears, and we are feeling those concerns and fears, too."Court docs: Beyond Wonderland shooting suspect claimed he was hallucinating on drugs26-year-old James Kelly appeared before a judge Wednesday.
Kelly told investigators he believed he was hallucinating on mushrooms and believed "the world was ending," prompting him to return to his car at the campground, grab his gun and start indiscriminately shooting concertgoers on June 17, according to court documents. His girlfriend called 911 and reported he had a gun before he snatched her phone away, then later shot her, court docs say.
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