Pullman Police arrested Jorge Amezcua, 30, as the prime suspect in the December homicide of 28-year-old Darcy Taylor Spracklin, who was fatally shot on December 26. Initial police response was to a report of a seizure at Spracklin's residence, where officers found him unresponsive, later confirmed dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Autopsy results revealed five bullets lodged in Spracklin's head, leading the Whitman County coroner to rule the death a homicide. Witnesses indicated that Amezcua occasionally did drugs with Spracklin and surveillance footage placed him near the crime scene. In interviews, Amezcua initially denied knowledge of the shooting but eventually confessed to shooting at Spracklin.

Following the incident, he allegedly asked a friend to dispose of the . 22-caliber pistol used in the crime. The Whitman County Prosecutor's Office is expected to file charges for second-degree murder and possession of a controlled substance. Amezcua's criminal history includes serious juvenile offenses in California, raising concerns about his potential sentencing.