The Hood River Police Department and the Columbia Gorge Major Crimes Team is seeking help from the public in relation to a shooting that occurred on Saturday, Jan. 17. Major Crimes would like to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious between the hours of midnight and 3 a.m. on the morning of the 17th in the area of 1695 Oak St.

At approximately 2:13 a.m. on Jan. 17, Hood River Police responded to the area on a report of shots fired. When officers arrived on scene, they found Yahir Castillo-Alvarez, 21, Hood River, had been shot multiple times. He was transported to Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. The suspect(s) fled the scene prior to officers’ arrival, said a media release.