Police killings
2013-2020

Adrian Escobar

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 12/26/2017

Yakima, Yakima, WA
300 W. Pierce Street

Police got a call of an intoxicated man claiming he shot people around 7 p.m. When officers arrived, they contacted the man who put a gun to his head and threatened himself. The man started firing shots at officers from inside. Over the next five hours, police tried negotiating with the suspect as he continued to fire shots at officers. Two other people were in the home. Around 12:30 a.m., the man allegedly fired at officers, and he was shot and killed.