On the evening of November 8, 2024, a confrontation in the Safeway parking lot on West Nob Hill Boulevard in Yakima, Washington, left 20-year-old Aaron Lamas dead. Lamas and 18-year-old Emmanuel Santos arrived and entered a vehicle with two other men. A struggle inside the car escalated into multiple gunshots. Santos exited first, exchanged gunfire, and was fatally wounded at the scene. Lamas then exited and was beaten by the two occupants; as he tried to flee he was shot. Lamas was taken to Multicare Yakima Memorial Hospital and later died of his injuries.

Two suspects, 20-year-old Cesar Guzman and 21-year-old Hector Estrada, fled but were soon apprehended by Yakima police. Both had sustained gunshot wounds during the incident, were treated at a hospital, and were booked into Yakima County Jail on charges of Second Degree Murder. The suspects initially claimed they were being robbed after a meeting arranged to smoke marijuana, but Safeway security footage contradicted that account. The Yakima Police Gang Unit is investigating and believes the encounter may have involved a drug deal.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or knew Aaron Lamas, please share what you know with the investigation.