Reply #4: Man sought in fatal shooting arrested in Lakewood (WA)

[CO Liberal]

It's stories like this that strengthen my opposition to CCW permits. - Wayne

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Man sought in fatal shooting arrested in Lakewood

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAKEWOOD, Wash. -- A man sought in a fatal shooting that said reportedly stemmed from an argument over a parking space has been arrested with a gun in his hand, authorities said.

Franklin Scott Dela-Cruz, 27, put down the weapon when he was surrounded by Tacoma police and Pierce County sheriff's deputies Friday evening as he unexpectedly emerged from an apartment near Western State Hospital, sheriff's Detective Ed Troyer said.

Police and deputies had received a tip that Dela-Cruz was there, police officer Mark Fulghum said.

"A lot of manpower and hours have been put into this," he said. "It's a great thing to get him off the street and into custody."

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