Mount Vernon police have taken a suspect in custody who was wanted in connection to a deadly shooting that happened at a mini-mart on Friday morning.
The suspect, 19-year-old Christian Flores, was located on Wednesday and taken into custody. Flores has been booked into Skagit County Jail on first-degree homicide charges.
On Dec. 6, authorities responded to the Skagit Big Mini-Mart, located off of Burlington Blvd., and found a 23-year-old man shot in his car.
The man did not survive, police said.
In their investigation, police discovered that Flores had gang connections. It's not known if the shooting was gang-related.
Bail has been set at $2 million.
