Key takeaways:
- Two people were killed and several others were injured in a shooting at the Beyond Wonderland electronic dance music festival in Grant County, Washington.
- James Kelly, 26, of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, is facing two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and domestic violence assault in Grant County Superior Court.
- The tragedy has left the community in shock, with the victims’ families and friends mourning the loss of their loved ones, and the community hoping for justice to be served.
Two people were killed and several others were injured in a shooting at the Beyond Wonderland electronic dance music festival in Grant County, Washington, on June 17. According to an arrest affidavit, the man charged with the shooting, James Kelly, told police he was hallucinating on mushrooms at the time.
Kelly, 26, of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, is facing two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault and domestic violence assault in Grant County Superior Court. The victims, Josilyn Ruiz, 26, and her fiancée, 29-year-old Brandy Escamilla, were pronounced dead after being shot as they walked through a campground at the festival.
Ruiz’s twin sister said in an Instagram post that the couple’s love for each other “was truly infinite.” She described their love as “unconditional and unbreakable, something so profound that I always envied.” Kelly appeared in court Wednesday but did not enter a plea. Efforts to locate an attorney representing Kelly were unsuccessful.
The tragedy has left the community in shock. Kelly’s alleged actions have taken away two lives and left many others injured. The victims’ families and friends are mourning the loss of their loved ones, and the community is hoping for justice to be served.
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