UPDATE: These 2 gang-related shooting suspects are wanted by Kennewick police

Police are searching for two more suspects from a gang-related drive-by shootout that sent bullets into homes and cars on Eighth Avenue.

Officers are asking the public to keep an eye out for Javier Valdez, 24, and Nickolas Medelez, 25, in connection with the shooting.

A nationwide warrant was issued for Valdez on charges of second-degree assault and illegal gun possession. Bail is set at $100,000.

Medelez is wanted for drive-by shooting and illegal gun possession.

Police tried to catch Medelez at a Vancouver Street home early Wednesday.

Kennewick detectives, the Tri-City Regional SWAT Team and Benton County sheriff’s deputies surrounded the home on the 2200 block, initiating a standoff with the people inside.

After several hours of calling for him to surrender, officers went inside to search for him but didn’t find him.

The search kept a section of Vancouver Street closed for most of the early morning. Police opened it back up around 6 a.m.

About the same time, investigators found another suspect, Mitchell Talavera, 22, at The Pub on Clearwater Avenue in Kennewick. He was booked into the Benton County jail on suspicion of drive-by shooting shortly after 11 p.m.

Earlier this week, police arrested Tomas Hinojosa Jr., 38, and Andres Torres-Rodriguez, 28, in connection with the same shooting. Both were booked for unlawfully possessing a firearm.

Officials have not released any information about how the five were involved in the 6 p.m. shootout on the 500 block of Eighth Avenue.

Police have served several search warrants related to the case and recovered several guns and ammunition, police said.

Anyone with information about the shooting or where the men are can call Kennewick police at 509-628-0333 or Tri-Cities Crime Stoppers at 509-586-8477, 800-222-8477 or visit www.tricitiescrimestoppers.org.

Crime stoppers offers up to $1,000 for information leading to a felony arrest. Tipsters can remain anonymous.

This story was originally published September 25, 2019 at 12:39 PM.