Yakima Judge Sentences Suspect in High School Student’s Murder

A suspect was sentenced to prison last week after a deadly shooting in Terrace Heights in 2025. The shooting resulted in the death of a Seattle-area high school student.

THE SHOOTING HAPPENED AT A PARTY IN TERRACE HEIGHTS

18-year-old Garfield High School student Salvador Granillo Jr. was shot and killed after a fight at a party in the 1500 block of South Keys Road in April of last year. Authorities say Granillo was trying to break up the fight when he was shot. He died at a Yakima hospital.

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BREAKING UP A FIGHT

Authorities say Granillo was trying to break up the fight when he was shot. He died at a Yakima hospital. Prosecutors say the shooter, 21 year old Isreal Barriga Vargas was convicted earlier this year by a jury on a charge of second-degree murder in Yakima County Superior Court. Last Thursday he was given a 15-year prison sentence.

THE SUSPECT ARRESTED DAYS AFTER THE SHOOTING

Officers found Granillo and learned of the shooting after getting a call from the hospital when Granillo arrived in a private vehicle for treatment. A press release from the Yakima County Sheriff's Office says days after the shooting Barriga Vargas was arrested at a home in the 900 Block of S. 90th Avenue.

ANOTHER SHOOTING UNDER INVESTIGATION IN SUNNYSIDE

Police are investigating another homicide reported in Sunnyside earlier this month.
A 31-year-old man was shot in Sunnyside on May 18 and now a suspect has been arrested. Officers from the Sunnyside Police Department were called to the 400 block of Cemetery Road early on May 18. When they arrived they found the 31-year-old man who was shot in the head. Police say he was first taken to Astria Sunnyside hospital but then transferred to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. He has not been identified and his condition is unknown.

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A SUSPECT ARRESTED

Police have arrested a 21-year-old suspect from Sunnyside. The suspect is facing charges of attempted first-degree murder, drive-by shooting, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and 18 counts of first-degree assault.
The suspect is identified in court records as a Sureño gang member.