Man charged in fatal shooting of Tacoma teenager arrested in Centralia

Police found and arrested a man wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a Tacoma teenager Monday.

Alberto Colt-Sarmiento, 22, was found in Centralia, Tacoma police spokeswoman Sheblie Boyd said.

He’s charged with first-degree murder, and had a warrant for his arrest, related to the Nov. 2 death of 18-year-old Elijah Crawford.

According to charging papers:

Crawford and two friends drove to the 1800 block of East 44th Street to meet Colt-Sarmiento for a fist fight.

One of Crawford’s friends had agreed via Facebook to fight Colt-Sarmiento in Tacoma.

The two had fought in Lakewood about a month before without weapons, and added each other on Facebook after. They messaged each other during the month after the Lakewood fight, and about the end of October Colt-Sarmiento said he wanted to fight him again. They agreed to a fight with no weapons.

Crawford and the other friend came along, but did not plan to get involved, as long as the fight was fair.

When they arrived, saw Colt-Sarmiento, and got out of the car, a man wearing a hood and bandana over his face ran at them and started shooting.

Crawford’s 20-year-old friend was also injured in the shooting, but was expected to survive.

Detectives think Colt-Sarmiento set up the ambush. They have not identified the shooter.

Further details about Colt-Sarmiento’s arrest were not immediately available.

This story was originally published November 16, 2015 at 8:28 PM with the headline "Man charged in fatal shooting of Tacoma teenager arrested in Centralia."