A 42-year-old Lacey man was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly after being found with a gunshot wound in a parking lot over the weekend.
In a post online, the Lacey police statement describes the incident as “Traffic-related disturbance results in one dead and one in custody for Murder 2nd Degree in Lacey.”
The Lacey Police Department said officers and medics were dispatched to a traffic-related disturbance in the 2500 block of Marvin Road NE in Lacey on Saturday, April 22, at around 6:12 p.m. The incident involved a male with a gunshot wound who was found in the parking lot.
The man, a Lacey resident, was brought to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A 48-year-old Thurston County male was arrested and booked into the Thurston County Jail after authorities established probable cause for second-degree murder.
Lacey police said the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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Cobbnaustic
The person who died after being shot Saturday evening in Lacey has been identified by the Thurston County coroner as 42-year-old Shawn Jemtegaard.
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Report this
BCBEAN
What about identifying the murderer? Why is that being kept secret?
Saturday, April 29, 2023 Report this