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Ezekiel Sanchez

Case from Kennewick, WA dated Apr 20, 2022

Victim Details

Ezekiel Sanchez

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Kennewick

WA

2022-04-20

25

Ezekiel

Sanchez

07/22/2026

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Ezekiel Sanchez, a 25-year-old Hispanic male, was killed on April 20, 2022, in what Kennewick police described as a gang-related shootout. On that Wednesday afternoon, Sanchez was a passenger in a Kia Sorento when gunfire erupted at the intersection of First Avenue and Dayton Street. He sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The driver of the Kia, later identified as Alexis Talavera-Gonzalez, drove Sanchez to a freestanding Kadlec emergency room and left him there. Sanchez was not breathin ...
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