Eduardo Lopez-Rios, a 29-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed in Ellensburg, Washington, in the early hours of June 7, 2025. Police say gunfire was reported just before 2 a.m. near the North Alder Street park area; officers found Lopez-Rios on Chestnut Avenue with four gunshot wounds. He was taken to Kittitas Valley Healthcare Hospital and later died of his injuries.

Witnesses at the scene identified a suspect and James Cooper Bell was arrested at the shooting location. Bell made a first appearance in Kittitas County Superior Court, where a judge found probable cause to hold him on a charge of first-degree murder and set bail at $1 million. Reports indicate the argument that led to the shooting may have been related to lingering tensions from a 2024 homicide at a local Jack in the Box.

If anyone saw activity near North Alder Street or Chestnut Avenue that night, or has information about the connection to the 2024 Jack in the Box homicide, please share what is known.