Man killed in Saturday shooting in east Vancouver identified

Authorities have identified the 20-year-old man who died after a Saturday morning shooting in east Vancouver as Guerlin P. Caetano of Tacoma.

Caetano died from complications related to a gunshot wound to the head, according to a Wednesday news release from the Clark County Medical Examiner's Office.

Vancouver police officers responded about 2:20 a.m. Saturday to reports of a shooting in a parking lot in the 11800 block of Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard. Caetano was taken to a local hospital for treatment but died Sunday.

The shooter fled the scene and has not been located. The Vancouver Police Department Major Crimes Team is investigating.

Detectives ask anyone with information on the shooting to call the Vancouver police tip line at 360-487-7399.

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