Shooting halts Lilac Festival parade

Olivia Harnack, Whitman County Gazette | May 23, 20240

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Denali Chase, Alexis "Lulu" Taylor and Clare Wilkins ride on the Tekoa Royalty float in the parade.

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TEKOA - The Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade procession was halted when a shooting broke out in a convenience store along the parade route on Saturday, May 18.

Reports say the shooting occurred at 9 p.m. over ice cream near Washington Street and Sprague Avenue. The shooting resulted in the hospitalization of two individuals.

Police arrested Charles H. Michael, 32, on suspicion of first-degree assault after he received treatment at a local hospital for a head wound due to the shooting, court records show.

Tekoa's Royalty float, represented by Queen Lulu Taylor and Princesses Clare...