gang shooting

A teenager accused of killing a rival gang member in the parking lot of an Ellensburg fast food restaurant has been found guilty of first-degree murder. The Ellensburg Daily Record reports it took a 12-member jury only a few hours to return the verdict against 18-year-old Benny Lee Castizo in Kittitas County Superior Court this week...

A teenager accused of killing a rival gang member at an Ellensburg fast food restaurant last year has refused to plea bargain in his murder trial. Prosecutors say 18-year-old Benny Castizo shot 21-year-old Christian Guthrie to death at a Jack In The Box in the 100 block of West University Way on March 15, 2024...

Two men are in jail following a shooting that police say injured a teenager at a convenience store in Moses Lake early Sunday. Officers were called to the 600 block of Stratford Road at around 1:30 a.m. where they discovered that a 19-year-old had been taken to the hospital by a friend after allegedly being shot...

A man who was shot to death during what police say was a gang-related incident in Grant County last weekend has been identified. The Moses Lake Police Department says 36-year-old Jeremy Flores of Moses Lake was shot and killed in the 800 block of Loop Drive, while two other victims ages 16 and 18 were injured and expected to recover...