SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane County Medical Examiner has identified the man killed in a shooting at a Hillyard McDonald's on Monday morning.
According to the medical examiner, 21-year-old Christian G. Salazar died of a gunshot wound to the head on Monday morning.
Spokane police arrested a man on Monday morning in connection with a shooting in a parking lot of a Hillyard McDonald's that left one man dead.
According to Spokane Police Sgt. Terry Preuninger, Christian J. Robinson was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder for the shooting. He was one of three people police spoke to on scene, according to Preuninger.
According to the Spokane County Jail Roster, Robinson has been denied bail.
The shooting happened in the parking lot of a McDonald’s restaurant located at 3416 N. Market Street.
A woman called police at about 1:15 a.m. on Monday to say that her friend was shot. Officers arrived within four minutes of the call and found a man in a car with a gunshot wound and multiple people who were still in the parking lot.
Despite first responders’ life-saving efforts, the man who was shot died at the scene.
Police detained five people who they believe were involved in the shooting, including a man who had left the scene but was found a short distance away.
The Spokane Police Department's Major Crimes Unit responded to process the scene.
It is unclear at this time what may have led up to the shooting.
Family and friends of the victim responded to the scene after people at the scene notified them about the incident. A Spokane Police Chaplain responded to assist the family.