Manuel Morell Pantaleon was 27 when he was found dead in a desolate alley in the 400 block of South 9th Street in Yakima, Washington. His body was discovered in the early morning hours of Saturday, December 14, 2019, and investigators determined he had sustained a gunshot wound to the head.

Authorities believe Pantaleon had been at a party about a block from where his body was found before he ended up in the alley. His death occurred during a brief period of heightened violence in Yakima that left investigators managing multiple scenes.

Within days, police working with the Pacific Northwest Violent Offenders Task Force named a person of interest and obtained a warrant for 19-year-old Clyde I. Kelly. Kelly was arrested at his home on December 20, 2019, and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm in connection with Pantaleon’s death.

If anyone attended the party that night or saw Pantaleon between the gathering and the alley, please share what was seen.