On Tuesday afternoon, June 16, 2015, 28-year-old Carlos H. Lara-Ramos was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Arterra Apartments on West Casino Road in Everett, Washington. Police found Lara-Ramos with a single gunshot wound to the chest; he was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett and died of his injuries. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators determined the shooting grew out of a domestic dispute: both Lara-Ramos and the suspect had been involved with the same woman. The suspect, Alexander Sandoval-Ortiz, 33, had reportedly sent threatening messages and a photo of a handgun to his ex-girlfriend in the days before the killing. On the afternoon of June 16 Sandoval-Ortiz waited at the complex for at least an hour; a confrontation broke out when Lara-Ramos left an apartment, witnesses saw Sandoval-Ortiz point a gun at Lara-Ramos and fire, and Sandoval-Ortiz fled on foot.

Detectives arrested Alexander Sandoval-Ortiz on June 18, 2015; he was booked for investigation of first-degree murder and unlawful possession of a firearm. He later admitted involvement, saying the shooting was accidental and that he meant to pistol-whip Lara-Ramos. Does anyone have additional information about Lara-Ramos or the events at the Arterra Apartments that afternoon?