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Shooting at skate park sends three to hospital

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Gallup Skate Park remains closed indefinitely following a Monday evening shooting that left three brothers injured.

The victims are in stable condition, and one suspect remains at large.

The victims are identified as Romaro Dooline, 28, Kintaro Dooline, 24, and Montero Dooline, 20. All three brothers are from the local area. All received treatment at local hospitals for gunshot wounds. All but one of the brothers has been released from a local hospital.


Gallup Police Det. Jon Whitsitt said the shooting occurred at about 6:30 pm and involved two suspects – a juvenile and adult.

Gallup Patrolman Victor Madrid was dispatched to the skate park in reference to the shooting. When he arrived, he noticed multiple people holding down the juvenile suspect.

The juvenile, 15-year-old Juan Angel of Gallup, is in custody at Farmington Juvenile Detention Center, charged with several counts of aggravated battery.

Madrid spoke to the victims after they had been transported to the hospital. Kintaro Dooline said Angel had approached them earlier at the skate park, and when asked what he was looking at, he pulled out a firearm and told them he would shoot them. The three victims charged and tackled Angel to get the firearm away from him.

Kintaro Dooline said while they were trying to disarm Angel, another man came up and began shooting at them as well. The Dooline brothers were able to disarm Angel and held him down until law enforcement arrived. They were then transported to a local hospital.

The victims told Madrid that Angel had wounded Kintaro and Romaro Dooline, but Montero Dooline was wounded by the other shooter.

Police are asking the public to keep an eye out for Deshawn Yazzie, 18, of Gallup.

Detectives obtained a warrant for Yazzie's arrest, charging him with three counts of attempted murder, one count of aggravated battery, and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Yazzie has prior charges for aggravated battery and abuse of a child from March.

He is considered armed and extremely dangerous.

"The Police Department reminds the public that harboring or aiding a fugitive is a felony offense," Whitsitt said.

Yazzie is a Native American male, about 5'7" tall and 130 lbs. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a navy blue sweatshirt with red lettering, black or blue sweatpants, white shoes, and a white fisherman-style hat. He was last seen walking southbound from the park, and may be still be in the area. If spotted, call 911 immediately.

The Skate Park is temporarily closed, pending the conclusion of this investigation and the arrest of Yazzie. Parks Department personnel have set up temporarily barricades.

If you have any information regarding this incident, call Crime Stoppers at 1-877-722-6161. You can remain anonymous.