A 25-year-old man who died Friday night at a house on East Race Street in what police suspect to be a homicide has been identified at Jose Duran Tellez.
Yakima police were dispatched to a home located at 604 East Race Street at about 5:15 pm Friday. After entering the house, officers discovered Duran Telez deceased in a bedroom. He had apparently suffered head trauma.
Results of an autopsy ordered to determine the cause of death have not been released yet.
Yakima police continue to investigate the incident. No arrests have been made at this time. Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact the Yakima Police Department at (509) 575-6200 or by calling 9-1-1. Tips can be also be reported to Yakima County Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-248-9980, on the organization’s website at crimestoppersyakco.org, or through the “P3 Tips” app that can be downloaded for free at p3intel.com/.