No Charges: Father Shoots, Kills ‘Erratic’ Man At Dog Park To Protect His Young Child

[Sugar Cookie]

The Yakima Police Department said multiple people at the Randall Park dog park called 911 on Sunday afternoon to report an erratic person.

Police said the man, later identified as 22-year-old Daniel Ortega, “attempted to endanger the life of a small child with his words and actions.”

The child’s 28-year-old father attempted to de-escalate the situation with verbal commands. When that failed, the father discharged his legally owned firearm at Ortega, killing him, police said.

Yakima police said multiple witnesses at the park told the same story about what happened. The father was released from custody after cooperating with detectives.

The case will be turned over to the Yakima County Prosecutor’s Office for a formal decision.

Father shoots, kills ‘erratic’ man at dog park to protect his young child, police say

A father shot and killed a man in self defense who was threatening his child at a park in Washington state, according to police.

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[DeeDee]

Oy. Those kids watched their dad kill someone. I really hope that just leaving the park with his kids wasnt an option instead of shooting someone.

Those kids definitely will have some trauma to unpack.

 

[Clayster]

The USA is a fucked up place!

 

[Kelli]

He won’t be erratic around kids & families anymore. Good for Dad.

 

[thuumpr]

Oh this definitely needs a followup

 

[Flam3inKaiju]

Overreaction by father, and theirs definitely more to the story.. did Ortega have a weapon? Were all the people at the park being held hostage and couldn't leave? They're at a dog park , so if a dog gets aggressive you'd just shoot it? I would assume someone would have done sort of OC spray instead.. give the guy spicy eyes and walk away ..

 

[cubby]

We'll just have to find out just what Ortega was doing. He was bothering multiple people so he was, at the least, being a pest, the worst could be unimaginable.

 

[knockout]

This is worded weird, was the guy acting like a dog?

The child’s 28-year-old father attempted to de-escalate the situation with verbal commands. When that failed, the father discharged his legally owned firearm at Ortega, killing him, police said.

 

[cubby]

Down!!!

Sit!!!

Bad Boy!!!!

Oh hell---BANG BANG!

 

[Doctor Slaughter]

Cops despite popular belief still have some sense. Most do anyway. They woulda locked em up if he overreacted I think. Could be wrong. More needs to be known before I make an opinion with this one.

 

[Sejanus]

One less community problem I suppose.

 

[Future_Milf]

The USA is a fucked up place!

We really are.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

• Jan 31, 2024

The 28-year-old father who shot another man and killed him at Randall Dog Park on Feb. 5. 2023 will not face charges.

Yakima County Prosecutor Joseph Brusic announced on Jan. 31 that no homicide charges would be filed in the deadly shooting due to the fact that the state of Washington would have a hard time proving that the shooting was not done in self-defense.

According to Brusic, the decision to not file charges was reached after a full review of the facts, evidence and witness accounts of the incident.

The shooting reportedly happened after Daniel Ortega, 22, approached Jason Telles and his son and a confrontation ensued.

According to the Prosecutor's Office, toxicology reports confirmed that Onega had methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cannabinoids in his system at the time of the incident.

Father who shot man at Yakima dog park won't be charged

YAKIMA, Wash.-The 28-year-old father who shot another man and killed him at Randall Dog Park on Feb. 5. 2023 will not face charges.

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Maybe I am reading to much in Brusic's statement but I think if he could have gotten a conviction he would have prosecuted this man/father.

 

[cubby]

It sounds that way to me too, if he could have gotten one person to say shooting this guy was not necessary, the Prosecutor would have went for it, but everybody must have backed up the Dad's statement.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

It sounds that way to me too, if he could have gotten one person to say shooting this guy was not necessary, the Prosecutor would have went for it, but everybody must have backed up the Dad's statement.

I can understand not wanting vigilantism but telling people they can not protect themselves is ridiculous.

 

[Ali Click]

“attempted to endanger the life of a small child with his words and actions.”
So vague, I want juicy details!
Also, "attempted to de-escalate the situation with verbal commands" at a dog park made me chuckle. "No, bad junkie! Drop the weapon, drop ittt!"