Washington State Patrol Investigators Seek Help in Yakima Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation

Washington State Patrol investigators seek help in Yakima officer-involved shooting investigation

UPDATE: August 12 at 3:40 p.m.

Suspect killed, officer injured in Yakima shooting

A suspect was killed and an officer was injured after a shooting in Yakima. Yakima police officers were trying to approach a wanted suspect in a neighborhood on the east side of the city, just after 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The suspect was connected to a shooting that left a 33-year-old woman dead and a 13-year-old boy in the hospital with gunshot wounds, according to KIRO 7. After a short vehicle chase, police were able to immobilize the suspect’s c…

Bail set for suspect in pursuit that ended in police shooting homicide suspect

“In a single afternoon, this defendant endangered an entire community, every officer on the scene and every bystander,” Deputy Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney Rogelio Batarao Jr. said during Monday’s preliminary appearance hearing. “He has clearly shown us who he is,…

Suspect killed, officer injured in Yakima police shooting

Yakima Valley law enforcement officials are looking into an officer-involved shooting on Saturday evening that left one man dead and another in custody.

Murder Suspect Killed in Confrontation With Yakima Police

YAKIMA, WA – The Washington State Patrol is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Saturday evening in Yakima. On August 9, 2025, at approximately 7:39 p.m., Yakima Police officers made contact with a wanted homicide suspect near the intersection of East Walnut Avenue and 3rd Street. The suspect was connected to a homicide earlier that day in the 1200 block of West Washington Avenue. According to Yakima Police, officers had loc…