A property dispute in Richland, Washington, turned deadly on January 26, 2023, when 51-year-old Jarrod Yockey was found shot to death inside a residence on McMurray Avenue. The incident began that morning after Yockey went to the home with Dustin P. Nelson and a woman to retrieve property the woman said had been stolen. Inside the house were the homeowner’s son, Michael T. Reep, and his girlfriend, Lara Maria Garcia.

Witness accounts differ, but a physical fight broke out between Yockey and the homeowner’s son and gunfire erupted. Nelson later told investigators he saw Garcia loading a pistol and then shooting, wounding him and the woman; both wounded people fled and sought help. Yockey died at the scene. Reep was seen holding a gun after Yockey was shot; he fled, was later arrested in Las Vegas and charged with illegal firearm possession. Garcia, 29, was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree assault with bail set at $750,000. Neither Garcia nor Reep was immediately charged with Yockey’s murder and the investigation remained ongoing.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation on McMurray Avenue or has information about who fired the deadly shot, please come forward.