YAKIMA, Wash. — County sheriff’s detectives are seeking a Canadian man who was the last person seen with homicide victim Fernando Figueroa.
Chief of Detectives Stew Graham identified the man being sought as Joseph Ezequiel John, 19, a Canadian man living in Yakima.
Graham said John was with the 20-year-old Figueroa when he was last seen at a residence in Yakima on Dec. 30.
Figueroa’s family reported him missing Jan. 1.
Graham said detectives want to talk to John to find out what he knows about Figueroa’s death.
The victim’s body was discovered Thursday in a canal near the intersection of Campbell and Marion Drain roads, southwest of Toppenish.
Figueroa suffered at least one gunshot wound. His body was found wrapped in plastic.
Coroner Jack Hawkins said an autopsy is scheduled late Friday morning.
Anyone with information regarding the homicide or the whereabouts of Joseph John is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 509-574-2500 or Crimestoppers at 509-248-9980.
-- David Lester
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/08/officials-looking-for-last-man-seen-with-homicide-victim
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