Suspect surrenders in fatal shooting at Lacey

OLYMPIA — A man suspected in a fatal shooting early Monday at Lacey has turned himself in to police in Centralia.

Thurston County sheriff’s Lt. Greg Elwin told KING-TV the 58-year-old man had been staying with a couple at their home and a fight erupted about 2 a.m. after a night of drinking.

The 58-year-old is accused of assaulting the woman and shooting the man.

The victim died at a hospital in Olympia.

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