Police responded around 7:30 p.m. to reports of a man at the Cascade Apartments threatening residents with a gun, police said. When officers arrived, they found a 31-year-old man barricaded in his apartment. The man was blind and had a history of assault behavior. Officers negotiated with the man and heard him talking as if someone else was inside the apartment. When they broke into the apartment, he was shot and killed within minutes.
Victim's Name: Jose Garcia
Agency Responsible: Yakima Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race: Hispanic
Date of Death: December 25, 2017
County: Yakima
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3241
Geography: Suburban