Rogelio Rodriguez, a 66-year-old Hispanic/Latino man born in Yakima, Washington, was shot and killed on the morning of Saturday, June 14, 2025. A 9-1-1 call around 9:15 a.m. brought officers to the 1200 block of Pleasant Avenue, where Rodriguez was found in a backyard adjacent to where he had been living. He had been shot multiple times; first responders performed CPR but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Yakima County Coroner’s autopsy confirmed death from multiple gunshot wounds and ruled it a homicide.

Investigators learned Rodriguez had been living on the same property as a neighbor, in a separate structure. A witness reported a suspicious man walking in the area shortly after gunshots; officers located a man matching that description, 38-year-old Lorenzo Medina-Mejia, and found a .22-caliber handgun on him. Shell casings of the same caliber were recovered at the scene. Prosecutors charged Medina-Mejia with first- and second-degree murder, alleging the first-degree count was premeditated; he was booked into Yakima County jail on $500,000 bail.

Does anyone who knew Rogelio or who was in that Pleasant Avenue neighborhood that morning have information to share?