YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - Authorities have confirmed the identity of a 14-year-old boy who was fatally shot at a Washington park.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reported on Wednesday that Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice says Carlos Steven Munguia Barajas died of a single gunshot wound Monday at Virginia Mason Memorial hospital.
Barajas was shot Monday at Wapato Lions Park in Wapato.
Authorities were called to the park around 4:30 p.m. Yakima County sheriff’s detectives say the shooting appears to be gang-related.
The sheriff’s office is investigating the shooting at the request of the Wapato Police Department.
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Information from: Yakima Herald-Republic, http://www.yakimaherald.com
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