Gunfire Kills Man Near School

YAKIMA - A gunman fatally shot 19-year-old Martin Chavarin outside a school here yesterday, then pointed theweapon at a crowd of onlookers before fleeing.

Several schoolchildren were among the 30 or so people believed to have witnessed the shooting at an intersection outside Washington Middle School, and police were able to get a description of the young gunman.

Investigators were told the gunman slowly approached Chavarin with his arms behind his back, swore at Chavarin, held up a gun and fired twice from about 10 feet away. After Chavarin fell, his assailant fired another shot before running away, witnesses said.