Ardo Feliz Benavidez Jr., a 22-year-old Hispanic man, was killed in a drive-by shooting on November 12, 2023, in the 400 block of Linden Avenue near Montlake Park in Moses Lake, Washington. Officers found Benavidez deceased outside his vehicle shortly before 3 p.m. Two other people were wounded; one required airlift to a hospital.

The Moses Lake Police Department arrested multiple people in the weeks that followed. On November 16 a 17-year-old male was booked into Chelan County Juvenile Detention Center on charges including first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree assault, drive-by shooting, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Three other local men were later charged with related offenses: Juan M. Gonzalez, 20, with first-degree rendering criminal assistance and intimidating a witness; and Eduard Avalos, 19, and Jorge Barcenas-Lozano, 19, with first-degree criminal assistance. The U.S. Marshal’s Service described the incident as appearing gang-related.

In August 2024 the U.S. Marshal’s Service apprehended 18-year-old Christopher Valle-Maciel in Riverside County, California; he was sought on suspicion of first-degree murder, first-degree drive-by shooting, and two counts of first-degree assault and was being extradited to Grant County.

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