One dead, one arrested after Saturday shooting in NE Lacey, police say
One person died and another was arrested after a Saturday evening shooting in the Hawks Prairie area of Lacey, Lacey police say.
The incident occurred before 6:12 p.m. in a parking lot on the 2500 block of Marvin Road Northeast, near the roundabout that connects Britton Parkway and Willamette Drive, according to a news release.
Dispatch received reports of a “traffic-related disturbance” in the area and a man with a gunshot wound. Lacey police and medics responded to the scene and found a wounded 43-year-old Lacey man, according to the release.
Medics transported the man to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, the news release says.
Lacey police say they arrested a 48-year-old Thurston County man in connection with the shooting. The county jail log indicates he was booked on suspicion of second-degree murder.
The investigation into the incident remained ongoing Sunday morning, police say. No additional details were shared by police.