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Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Yahoo
Seattle high school student shot, killed in Yakima on Easter Sunday
The Brief An 18-year-old Garfield High School student was shot and killed in Yakima on Easter Sunday. The suspect, 21-year-old Isreal Barriga Vargas, fled the scene and remains at large. Garfield High School is holding a vigil and collecting flowers to honor Salvador "Junior" Granillo. SEATTLE - Police arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a Garfield High School student in Yakima on Easter Sunday. The Yakima County Sheriff's Office said at around 2 a.m., officers were notified that an 18-year-old victim from Seattle was being treated for a gunshot wound at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital, where he later died. Authorities say he was shot after a fight near the corner of South Keys Road and West Birchfield Road. The YCSO identified the suspected shooter as a 21-year-old man from Yakima. Authorities said on Monday that the suspect had been arrested. The victim was identified by the Yakima County Coroner's Office as Salvador "Junior" Granillo. In a Monday Facebook post, the Garfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) announced a candlelight vigil will be held at the school on Monday at 4 p.m. Garfield High School's Razas Unidas will be collecting flowers in his honor Tuesday morning before school. What they're saying "Another loss of another precious person in our school community is devastating," Garfield HS PTSA wrote on Facebook. "Holding his family, friends and everyone who knew and loved Salvador in our hearts. Holding all GHS students, teachers, staff and families in our hearts too." The Source Information for this story came from the Yakima Herald-Republic and a Facebook post by the Garfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association. Missing WA grandmother's remains found buried under shed These 2 WA trails rank among best in US, new study finds Reddit: Seattle crosswalk hacked with voice message mocking Jeff Bezos 37 earthquakes recorded in Okanogan County, WA, over the past week Auburn, WA business employee, co-owner speak out after building burns during police search Comedian Jeff Dunham previews his upcoming Tacoma Dome show Seattle woman arrested for pit bull attacks: 'Let him do his thing' To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Yahoo
Garfield High School student killed at Yakima party
The Yakima County Sheriff's Office says an 18-year-old died Sunday after someone shot him at a party. A post by the Garfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association on Facebook identified him as Salvador 'Junior' Granillo, a senior at the school. The person who shot him is still at large. According to the sheriff's office, the teen showed up at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital around 2 a.m. with a gunshot wound. Deputies learned that someone shot him during a fight on South Keys Road. The teen died at the hospital. 'Another loss of another precious person in our school community is devastating. Holding his family, friends and everyone who knew and loved Salvador in our hearts. Holding all GHS students, teachers, staff and families in our hearts too,' the Garfield High School PTSA wrote on Facebook. The post says there will be a candlelight vigil for Granillo at 4 p.m. Monday outside of the high school. The sheriff's office says the man they're looking for is 21-year-old Israel Barriga Vargas from Yakima. He was seen driving a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer with Washington license plate CRH8859. He is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information that may help find Vargas is asked to call the Yakima County Sheriff's Office at 574-2500 or 800-572- 0490. Tips, including anonymous ones, can also be called into Crime Stoppers of Yakima County at (800) 248-9980 or online at On the request of Ms. Perez, GHS Spanish teacher and Granillo family friend: sharing heartbreaking news that Salvador... Posted by Garfield HS PTSA on Monday, April 21, 2025
