Yakima: the vibe
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The verdict
Wary · 38Commenters mostly focus on random shootings, crime, and a sense of decline, with few positives beyond scenery and the valley's produce and wine; warnings outweigh praise.
- scenery and valley setting
- fruit and wine from the valley
- local history and museums
- small-town peacefulness
- random shootings and violence
- crime and gun violence
- city decline and abandonment
- feeling unsafe near stores
- road repair delays
- Yakima's violent crime makes many feel unsafe
- Locals describe the city as past its prime
- Scenic valley and produce are its main draws
- Gun policy debates dominate the comment threads
- Coverage here is dominated by shootings, which skews impressions
Read from 8 videos, 32 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-08; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
3 killed in shooting at Yakima, Washington, convenience store
ABC News · 28K views · 2023
What viewers said
“Cop just seems fed up with what all that's been going on lately. I feel him.”
♥ 37 likes
“Wtf three today, that is madness. Unbelievable 😭”
♥ 18 likes
“jesus. what happen nowadays a lot of random shooting just in one week what the hell!”
♥ 6 likes
“I am watching this right now..... I think I just heard a gun shot outside my window... That's it! I am living in America.”
♥ 19 likes
“The new year 2023 started with a lot of "bang bang".”
♥ 11 likes
“10 killed 7 killed 2 killed 3 killed, come on man. Come on.”
♥ 8 likes
“This is scary as hell. I live just a couple blocks away from that store. I go into the 76 gas station across the street from there, almost daily, and sometimes I go into that circle k. I even go into those stores in the middle of the night ”
♥ 27 likes
“"But mark this: There will be TERRIBLE TIMES times in the LAST DAYS. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, UNHOLY, WITHOUT LOVE, unforgiving, slanderous, wi”
♥ 7 likes
“I posted a comment against the perp with my other account here and got banned for "bullying". So we know whose side YouTube is on.”
♥ 7 likes
“Lack of quality examples today. Lack of sincere virtue's today.”
♥ 2 likes
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