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.
Gary Warnock said an autopsy will be performed April 25 to determine a cause of death. Sgt. Jeremy Knight said Jemtegaard was a Lacey resident.
According to previous reporting, the incident happened before 6:12 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in a parking lot in the 2500 block of Marvin Road Northeast, in the Hawks Prairie area. Police were dispatched to reports of a traffic-related disturbance and a man with a gunshot wound. Jemtegaard was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Knight said there was a juvenile passenger in the victim's car who was uninjured in the situation.
A 48-year-old Thurston County man has been arrested by Lacey police in connection with the shooting. According to jail logs, he was booked on suspicion of second-degree murder. He was expected to make his first appearance in Thurston County Superior Court on Monday afternoon.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident and pour over surveillance footage.