Seattle high school student shot, killed in Yakima

Garfield HS senior shot, killed in Yakima

Gun violence claimed the life of an 18-year-old student who attended Garfield High School on Easter Sunday in Yakima.

SEATTLE - Police arrested a man accused of shooting and killing a Garfield High School student in Yakima on Easter Sunday.

The Yakima County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) said at around 2 a.m., officers were notified that an 18-year-old victim from Seattle was being treated for a gunshot wound at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital, where he later died.

Authorities say he was shot after a fight near the corner of South Keys Road and West Birchfield Road.

The YCSO identified the suspected shooter as 21-year-old Isreal Barriga Vargas. Authorities said on Monday that the suspect had been arrested and booked into Yakima County Jail for second-degree murder.

Garfield High School student shot and killed in Yakima

The victim was identified by the Yakima County Coroner’s Office as Salvador "Junior" Granillo.

Salvador "Junior" Granillo

In a Monday Facebook post, the Garfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) announced a candlelight vigil to be held at the school on Monday at 4 p.m. Garfield High School's Razas Unidas will be collecting flowers in his honor Tuesday morning before school.

What they're saying:

"Another loss of another precious person in our school community is devastating," Garfield HS PTSA wrote on Facebook. "Holding his family, friends and everyone who knew and loved Salvador in our hearts. Holding all GHS students, teachers, staff and families in our hearts too."

Vigil held for Seattle high school student killed in Yakima on Easter

An 18-year-old Garfield High School student was shot and killed in Yakima on Easter Sunday. Today, Police arrested a 21-year-old man accused of shooting the student.

The Source: Information for this story came from the Yakima County Sheriff's Office, the Yakima Herald-Republic and a Facebook post by the Garfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association.