Ubaldo Mungia, 18, a Hispanic/Latino male from Toppenish, Washington, died on May 26, 2019. He was at a house party on the 800 block of Washington Avenue when a firearm discharged and he suffered a fatal, self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to police, the gathering involved underage drinking, and the call first came in as a possible suicide before investigators determined the shooting was accidental.
Officers said a teenage girl had hosted the party at her home while her parents were away, and there were multiple guns in the residence. After consuming alcohol, Mungia handled one of the firearms and it discharged, leading to his death. Authorities ultimately ruled the incident an accidental shooting rather than an intentional act.
Public records and memorial listings confirm his identity, age, and date and place of death in Toppenish. Incident data collected by the Gun Violence Archive lists him as a male victim, age 18, killed in the event, and memorial pages corroborate the date and location. He was later laid to rest at Mabton Cemetery in Yakima County.
Police accounts and subsequent reporting do not indicate any arrests tied to the shooting, nor do they name any suspects; the case was treated as an accidental death with no outstanding offender. Ethnicity listed in an online case summary aligns with these accounts and identifies him as Hispanic/Latino.
