Cody Tamayo, 31, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Kelso, Washington, on the evening of August 13, 2024. He was on the phone with his brother near the Boondox Gas and Grocery on West Cowlitz Way when shots were fired. Tamayo was found in his black truck with a gunshot wound to the head and was airlifted to a Clark County hospital; he was later pronounced brain dead and remained on a ventilator for organ donation.

Born in Longview, Washington, Tamayo worked as a foreman in commercial roofing and had been remodeling his new home with his father-in-law earlier that day. He is survived by his wife, Samaria, and three daughters, ages two months, three years, and thirteen years. Family members described him as a giant teddy bear and the life of the party.

Police apprehended two suspects from Longview about an hour after the shooting when officers in Rainier located an abandoned Chrysler believed to have been used in the incident. Both were charged with first-degree premeditated murder and drive-by shooting; law enforcement has not definitively determined a motive or said whether the shooting was gang-related.

If anyone saw activity near West Cowlitz Way or the Boondox Gas and Grocery on the night of August 13, or has other information about this case, please share what is known with investigators.