SPANAWAY, Wash. — Pierce County deputies arrested a 28-year-old male suspected of killing a man in Spanaway on Dec. 31.
The man was booked into jail for first-degree murder and kidnapping.
The victim was identified Wednesday by the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office as Jim Gastelum, 31. Gastelum died of multiple gunshots wounds, according to the medical examiner. It was ruled a homicide.
The shooting stemmed from an argument between two men in a garage, according to Sgt. Darren Moss.
A resident in the 2100 block of 41st Avenue East reportedly heard his son arguing with someone in a nearby garage before hearing gunshots just after 11 a.m.
The resident fled his home and ran to another neighbor's house where they called 911.
Arriving deputies found a deceased man lying in the home's driveway, Moss said. The resident's son, who was a suspect in the fatal shooting, was gone when deputies arrived.
