The second murder suspect in a shooting earlier this month near Gonzaga University was arrested Monday night in Olympia, according to the Spokane Police Department.

Marius A. Velazquez, 19, is accused of shooting 46-year-old Shawn Cranford Oct. 17 near Mission Avenue and Cincinnati Street. The shooting stemmed from an argument over a vehicle title, according to court documents.

Zachary C. McGriff, Velazquez’s uncle, faces first-degree murder and first-degree robbery charges, the latter charge a result of McGriff stealing Cranford’s black Mercedes after the shooting, court records say. McGriff, 34, has been in the Spokane County Jail since last week on a $1.5 million bond.

McGriff was originally taken into custody Oct. 21 on a felony warrant for probation violations, a police news releas

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