David Suarez Hernandez was 21 and described as the life of the party, a devoted father with plans for school, when he was shot and killed at a Super Bowl gathering at his girlfriend’s apartment in Yakima, Washington on the evening of February 9, 2025. He was holding his one-year-old son when a single gunshot struck him in the neck; the child was also injured but was taken to MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital and expected to recover.

Officers found 27-year-old Ann Melendrez outside the complex with the baby; she appeared intoxicated and was uncooperative. Inside the apartment, investigators located David deceased and a handgun on a kitchen table along with alcohol and party food. Witnesses reported heavy drinking, said David had at one point removed the magazine and ejected a live round, and later saw Melendrez playing with and pointing the firearm. Surveillance and statements placed Melendrez alone with David and the child when the shot occurred.

Authorities allege Melendrez loaded the gun and recklessly handled it while intoxicated, and she was arrested and charged with manslaughter, assault, and reckless endangerment; she told police she did not remember what happened. Does anyone have information about that Folsom Avenue apartment or the people who attended the party that night?