The Yakima County Sheriff’s Office says an 18-year-old died Sunday after someone shot him at a party.
A post by the Garfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association on Facebook identified him as Salvador “Junior” Granillo, a senior at the school.
According to the sheriff’s office, the teen showed up at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital around 2 a.m. with a gunshot wound. Deputies learned that someone shot him during a fight on South Keys Road. The teen died at the hospital.
“Another loss of another precious person in our school community is devastating. Holding his family, friends and everyone who knew and loved Salvador in our hearts. Holding all GHS students, teachers, staff and families in our hearts too,” the Garfield High School PTSA wrote on Facebook.
A candlelight vigil for Granillo at was held on Monday afternoon outside of the high school.
Just a few hours earlier, 21-year-old Israel Barriga Vargas from Yakima was arrested in connection with the shooting.
Granillo’s girlfriend spoke with KIRO 7 and shared a few photos of him, and of them together:
“There was no reason for him to do what he did. He was just trying to get to me. All he was trying to do was find me," she said.
“We had so many plans together,” she continued. “There was no favorite memory-- every memory with him was just the best.”