Sofia China Ramirez was 18 when she died in Yakima in early May 2017. She had recently returned to be near her large family after living in Wasco, California, and was described as loving and ready to help others. On the night before May 7, 2017, she attended a party where, according to initial investigation reports, she became intoxicated and began handling a handgun. The firearm reportedly discharged, killing her with a gunshot wound to the head. Party-goers moved her and placed her in a parked car at 3rd Street and Arlington Avenue, where she was later found.

The coroner at first ruled the death accidental and no charges were initially filed. The investigation was reopened in late 2018 after new evidence tied the gun to a Bi-Mart theft. DNA linked the stolen firearm to David Gonzales, who was arrested on counts of second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm. Those who moved Sofia cooperated with investigators and were not charged. Does anyone have information about Sofia, the party that night, or the stolen gun that could help clarify what happened?