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One killed in Mattawa shooting

STAFF REPORT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 1 month AGO
by STAFF REPORT
| August 18, 2025 3:59 PM

MATTAWA – At around 10 p.m. Sunday, officers from the Mattawa Police Department responded to a shooting near Hund Memorial Park, according to a Mattawa PD media release. Upon arrival, officers located an individual with apparent gunshot wounds. 

Medical personnel were immediately requested, and the victim was transported to a regional hospital for treatment, it said. He has since died. 

The shooting occurred around 8:20 p.m. Sunday, with Moses Lake Major Crimes Detectives and detectives from the Grant County Sheriff’s office responding to the mutual aid request sent out by Mattawa PD at 10 p.m. 

According to a press release from Moses Lake PD, the investigation is now a homicide investigation with the victim being a 19-year-old male from Mattawa. No arrests have been made, and the identity of the victim has not been released. 

The case is still under investigation by Mattawa PD and detectives from Moses Lake and the Grant County Sheriff’s office. More information on the case will be made available as the investigation progresses. 


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