On April 17, 2023, 23-year-old Elias A. Mora-Ontiveros of Rock Island, Washington, was shot during a confrontation in East Wenatchee and later died at Central Washington Hospital. A car driving down Grant Road flagged down a Douglas County deputy early that morning; the deputy found Mora-Ontiveros, a passenger, suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper back. Investigators said the wound followed a verbal argument near the 10-block of South Union Avenue.

Authorities identified two suspects in the fatal shooting, including 31-year-old Erik Farias Reyes, who was accused of firing a ten-millimeter handgun at Mora-Ontiveros while he sat in the car. The Washington State Patrol Crime Scene Response Team assisted with the examination, and officials described the incident as isolated with no ongoing risk to the public. The victim’s family held a rally at the Chelan County Jail on May 11, 2023, to protest the release of a suspect.

Did anyone in the area see the confrontation near South Union Avenue or have information about the events that morning?