Incident
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6-10-2023 Washington Benton City 6-2
Location
June 10, 2023
2500 block of N Willard AveBenton City, Washington
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Jesus Contreras Chacon
- Age: 20
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
- Type: Victim
- Status: Injured
- Type: Victim
- Status: Injured
- Type: Victim
- Status: Injured
- Type: Victim
- Status: Injured
- Type: Victim
- Status: Injured
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Ruben Marin
- Age: 22
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
- Type: Subject-Suspect
- Name: Elijah Cruz
- Age: 20
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Unharmed, Arrested
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Wounded/Injured
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Mass Shooting (4+ victims injured or killed excluding the subject/suspect/perpetrator, one location)
- House party / Block Party / Park Party
- Gang involvement
Notes
After shooting at the party, Marin then jumped into a vehicle being driven by Vanessa Martinez, 21, and Contreras and they drove away from the scene. Cruz chased after the group and began shooting at them. Contreras was hit by the gunfire and later died.
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
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- URL: https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/shooting-at-party-in-benton-city-leaves-five-injured-one-dead/article_3f7e5aa0-088b-11ee-bacb-1387f22b99a7.html
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- URL: https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/benton-city-party-shooting-victim-identified/article_38d603ec-0c73-11ee-9786-635458cf0090.html
District
Congressional District: 4State Senate District: 16
State House District: 16