Salvador Granillo Jr., an 18-year-old Hispanic male known as Junior, was shot and killed in Yakima on the night of April 20, 2025. Visiting his girlfriend for the Easter weekend from Seattle, he was at a house party on South Keys Road around 2 a.m. when he tried to re-enter the residence to find her. Another partygoer, 21-year-old Israel Barriga Vargas, reportedly blocked his entry. Witnesses say the pair argued, Barriga Vargas spat in Granillo’s face, and Granillo punched him. Barriga Vargas then drew a handgun and fired multiple shots, striking Granillo. Friends took the wounded teenager to Yakima Valley Multicare Memorial Hospital, where he died.

A manhunt followed. The next day federal and local officers located Barriga Vargas at a home in the 900 block of S 90th Avenue in Yakima. He surrendered after officers ordered him out and was booked into the Yakima County Jail; he has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with Granillo Jr.’s death.

If anyone at the party or nearby that night witnessed the confrontation or the shooting, can you share what you saw or heard?