More from KUOW Government Yakima Struggles To Make Sense Of Recent Shooting Deaths KUOW | By Matt Martin Published April 14, 2016 at 1:46 PM AKDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:50 Yakima City Council Yakima City Council (clockwise from top left): Mayor Avina Gutierrez, Holly Cousens, Carmen Mendez, Dulce Gutierrez, Maureen Adkison, Bill Lover, and Kathy Coffey. Kim Malcolm speaks with Yakima City Councilmember Carmen Mendez about how the city is dealing with five gun deaths in the last two weeks.