Grant County Police Arrest East Wenatchee Man, Mattawa Man, in Schawana Shooting

Police in Grant County arrest three men, including one from East Wenatchee, in connection to the May 28 shooting in Schawana.

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Grant County Sheriff's Office said they arrested 19-year-old Issac Almeida-Chittim of East Wenatchee and 19-year-old Gilberto Medina of Mattawa for the homicide of 44-year-old Juan Acosta.

The arrests stem from a shooting in Schawana where authorities discovered Acosta's body inside his car around 10 p.m. along Road T.5-Southwest with several gunshot wounds. Acosta's friend told investigators she heard Acosta tell her over the phone a carload of "gangsters" chased him.

Deputies also arrested 23-year-old Angel Olivares in Ephrata a short time after the shooting. He is in the Grant County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder and drive-by shooting.

Almeida-Chittim and Medina both face charges of first-degree murder and drive-by shooting.