SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Marshal’s office in Seattle says that the last suspect on the run from a July shooting in Tacoma that left a bystander dead has been arrested.
U.S. Marshal Mark Ericks says that Olujimi A. Blakeney was arrested Monday afternoon at an apartment complex in Carmichael, Calif., following an investigation by a task force of local and federal officers.
Blakeney and two other men — 28-year-old Herman Jackson and 19-year-old Manuel Castillo — have been charged in the death of Lisa Marie Melancon.
Pierce County prosecutors allege Blakeney fired the deadly shot as he, Castillo and Jackson drove away from a street confrontation that started over angry text messages. Melancon had stepped outside of her home after calling 911. She died at the scene.
Jackson was arrested in Texas in August. All three men were wanted on first-degree murder charges.
