On the evening of July 22, 2025, 35-year-old Jorge Alvarado of Yakima was shot and killed at Miller Park, 502 N. 4th Street. Officers arrived around 6:25–6:30 p.m. and, despite immediate lifesaving efforts by police and Yakima Fire, he died at the scene. The park was cordoned off while the Major Crimes Unit gathered surveillance and appealed for witnesses.

Prosecutors say an argument at the park preceded the shooting and that a 16-year-old from Yakima, identified as Ernesto Arias, allegedly threatened to kill Alvarado before firing the fatal shot. Arias was arrested two days after the killing; prosecutors filed second-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm charges and set bail at $250,000. Because of state law, the teen is being charged as an adult.

Friends and family remembered Alvarado as Happy and set up an online fundraiser to help with funeral costs. Does anyone who was at Miller Park that evening or who knew Jorge have information that could help investigators?