On the night of September 15, 2022, 26-year-old Jose Uel Sanchez Jr., a Hispanic security guard from Tieton, Washington, was fatally shot while working at El Asadero Bar & Grill in Yakima. The shooting occurred about 11:15 p.m. in the 1100 block of South Third Street. Officers found Sanchez with gunshot wounds to his torso; he was taken to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead. The Yakima County Coroner ruled the death a homicide caused by gunshot wounds.

Yakima police arrested two people after the shooting, but the Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office later released them, saying the available evidence, including surveillance footage and witness statements, did not sufficiently refute a possible self-defense claim. Sanchez’s family expressed anguish and frustration and maintain the shooting was not justified. A cousin said the confrontation began when Sanchez, acting as a security guard, refused entry to an underage person. The investigation remains open; police are seeking additional evidence, including any cellphone video of the incident.

Does anyone have cellphone footage or other information about that night that could help investigators?