Teen faces 15 years for trying to shoot pregnant barista in Kennewick
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- Alden Sanchez Dominguez pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery, burglary, assault and.
- He faces between 11½ and about 15 years and prosecutors will seek the maximum end.
- The Feb. 25, 2025 Kennewick coffee stand robbery involved a woman five months pregnant.
A 19-year-old is facing about 15 years in prison after trying to shoot a pregnant barista inside a Kennewick coffee stand during a robbery.
Alden Sanchez Dominguez pleaded guilty recently in Benton County Superior Court to first-degree assault, first-degree robbery, first-degree burglary and illegal firearm possession.
Sanchez Dominguez was 17 when he robbed the Wake Up Call coffee stand on Carmichael Street on Feb. 25, 2025. A confrontation with a barista, who was five months pregnant, ended with her firing a shot and him trying to fire several times.
State law allows prosecutors to charge 16- and 17-year-olds, including Sanchez Dominguez, as adults if they are accused to committing certain crimes, such as first-degree robbery.
Now, he faces 11 1/2 to about 15 years in prison. His sentencing is tentatively scheduled for Sept. 16.
Prosecutors plan to recommend the maximum end of the sentencing range.
Sanchez Dominguez had a lengthy history of crimes at the time of the 2025 robbery with convictions in Tri-Cities that include misdemeanor assault, theft and robbery.
Wake Up Call Robbery
The robbery started with a stolen Hyundai Accent circling the Carmichael Street coffee shop about 5:30 a.m. The car had been taken from Richland.
Security video shows Sanchez Dominguez crawl through the drive-thru window with a black revolver. Once he was through the window, he tucked the gun into his pants and grabbed money from the register, court documents said.
While he was taking the cash, the female employee started getting money from her purse. She had a gun hidden inside and didn’t want the robber to take it, court documents said.
After he grabbed money from the register, Sanchez Dominguez move toward her. The employee pulled out her gun and told Sanchez Dominguez to leave, court documents said.
Sanchez Dominguez backed up, dropped the cash and pulled his gun.
Afraid for her and her unborn child, the woman told investigators she fired but missed his leg, then ran out of the shop.
Sanchez Dominguez pointed his gun at her and pulled the trigger several times. After his gun didn’t fire, he chased her, court documents said.
Once he realized she escaped, Sanchez Dominguez fled. He was arrested during a traffic stop later that day.