Around 100 people gathered in the Moses Lake Council Chambers to watch Moses Lake Detective Edgar Salazar receive the Eastern District of Washington’s 2026 Hometown Hero award. From left to right is First Assistant U.S. Attorney Pete Serrano, Salazar, Chief Dave Sands and Caitlin Baunsgard, deputy criminal chief for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
July 9, 2026
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July 13, 2026 3 a.m.
Moses Lake detective Salazar honored as DOJ's 2026 Hometown Hero
Award recognizes his actions during 2023 shooting
MOSES LAKE — A Moses Lake police detective who helped stop a gunman during a deadly shooting at the Gorge Amphitheatre, near Quincy, three years ago has been recognized by the U.S. Dept. of Justice as the Eastern District of Washington's 2026 Hometown Hero.