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Ramiro Sanchez Cruz

Case from Yakima, WA dated Apr 25, 2023

Victim Details

Ramiro Sanchez Cruz

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Yakima

WA

2023-04-25

53

Ramiro

Sanchez Cruz

Yes

07/10/2026

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In the late hours of an April evening in Yakima, Washington, the life of 53-year-old Hispanic/Latino male Ramiro Sanchez Cruz came to a violent end. On April 25, 2023, Cruz was found shot inside his van, which was parked in an alley in the 700 block of South Seventh Street. He had been living in the van for three days prior to the incident. At the time of the shooting, his two young children, aged 4 and 7, were asleep in the vehicle. Cruz was rushed to MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital but ulti ...
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  • KIMA: Man found shot and killed in Yakima van identified
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