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On the evening of July 26, 2019, around 8 p.m., a burst of gunfire at Eastgate Park in Kennewick, Washington, left 29-year-old Armando Rodriguez-Willis dead at the scene. The shooting, near the Benton County Fairgrounds, also wounded three other people who were taken to a local hospital and expected to recover.
Authorities described the incident as gang-related and secured a large area of the park while investigators — aided by the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab and a drone — searched for evidence.Among immediate statements, police did not say how many shooters were involved and treated everyone present at the time as potential suspects. No specific suspects or arrests had been announced in connection with Rodriguez-Willis’s death, and the investigation was active with authorities asking the public for information.
Rodriguez-Willis was a father; family remembered him as having a big heart and the ability to light up a room.Are there readers who were at Eastgate Park that evening or who have information that could help the investigation?