2 arrested in Moses Lake fatal shooting

Two Moses Lake residents were arrested on suspicion of murder today after an altercation at a fast-food restaurant drive-through led to a young man being fatally shot. Christian Guerra, whose 22nd birthday was today, died at Samaritan Healthcare after he was shot outside a Jack in the Box in Moses Lake about 1:30 a.m., Moses Lake Police Capt. Dave Sands said. Soon after the shooting police arrested Jason D. Williams, 37, and Martha S. Mejia, 34. Both were booked into the Grant County Jail for first-degree murder, Sands said. The suspects were in an SUV in the drive-through that backed up and almost struck a car in which Guerra was a passenger, police said. Williams and Mejia got out of their vehicle and confronted Guerra, leading to a physical altercation with him, Sands said. Williams allegedly retrieved a gun from the SUV and fired several rounds at Guerra and the car, and Guerra was struck and fell to the ground, police said. No one else was hurt. Williams and Mejia fled the scene and soon were apprehended nearby, Sands said. Detectives later recovered a Beretta 9 mm handgun believed to have been used in the shooting.