In the early hours of Wednesday, May 17, 2023, the life of 33-year-old Ramiro Mosqueda Camacho III, a male resident of Selah, Washington, was tragically cut short in Yakima. Police responded to a report of shots fired around 1:20 a.m. and discovered Camacho deceased in the 600 block of Lewis Street. The Yakima County Coroner later confirmed that he died from a gunshot wound, and his death has been ruled a homicide.
While court records indicate that Camacho was a member of the Sureño gang, law enforcement officials have stated that they do not believe his killing was gang-related.
A somber and tragic echo of the past hangs over Camacho's death; his brother, Cuahutemoc Camacho Salamanca, was also killed in a shooting just two blocks away six years earlier, in what police had described as a gang-related incident. That case from May 10, 2017, remains unsolved, adding another layer of grief for the family. Camacho's death marked the eighth homicide in the city of Yakima and the fifteenth in the county for that year.
As of now, there have been no public announcements regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the murder of Ramiro Mosqueda Camacho III. The investigation into his death remains ongoing, and authorities have encouraged anyone with information to come forward and contact the Yakima Police Department or Yakima County Crime Stoppers. The community was invited to a "Moment of Blessing" ceremony held near the intersection where he was found, as they mourned another life lost to violence.
