YAKIMA, Wash. – Yakima County law enforcement are searching for a 21-year-old homicide suspect who is considered armed and dangerous after allegedly shooting a man at a party in Yakima.
A press release from the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office says early Sunday morning, an 18-year-old was shot at a party located in the 1500 block of South Keys Road.
After detectives arrived, the suspect was identified as 21-year-old Isreal Barriga Vargas of Yakima. He had fled from the party in a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer with WA plate CRH8859 and his whereabouts are currently unknown.
The shooting victim was pronounced dead at the hospital. An autopsy is scheduled and the investigation is being treated as a homicide.
Barriga Vargas is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is urged to contact YCSO at 574-2500 or 800-572-0490, or put in an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers of Yakima County at 800-248-9980.
