Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Pedro Leal
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 07/02/2025
Location : 200 block of 1st Avenue
City : Zillah
County : Yakima
State : Washington
Agency : Zillah Police Department, Granger Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Unknown
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 12:10 a.m., officers from the Zillah and Granger Police Departments responded to a call about a man who had entered a neighbor’s home without permission. Police said the man, later identified as Pedro Leal, refused to leave the home. Negotiators attempted to de-escalate the situation for over an hour. Officers eventually entered the house and a confrontation occurred. Leal was reportedly injured during the use of force, though no firearms were used. He was taken to a local hospital, then transferred to a regional trauma center, where he later died. The Yakima Valley Special Investigations Unit is conducting an investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.yaktrinews.com/news/yvsiu-investigating-death-following-zillah-police-response/article_8656e816-38df-11ee-ae1a-6f5c994a8b92.html
https://www.nwpb.org/2025/07/03/yakima-valley-special-investigations-unit-looking-into-zillah-death
https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/yvsiu-investigating-zillah-incident-that-left-man-dead/article_f9240ba4-3996-11ee-95a0-e7051ed9a3e9.html
