Gunshots at the Lynden Fair

Saturday night, as the Northwest Washington Fair was winding down its six-day run, gunshots disturbed the peace of my small town. One early observer said that over the din of the Fair the shots sounded like balloons popping.

The scuffle was what local police are calling "gang related." Hispanic youths in this Canadian border town started fighting near the front entrance of the fairgrounds. It was one of the hottest days of the year, which didn't help matters. Fisticuffs were followed by a knife and then a gun.

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