Man shot at Moses Lake restaurant

MOSES LAKE — An argument at a Moses Lake restaurant escalated into gunfire Wednesday, according to a statement from the Moses Lake Police Department.

Alberto Orozco, 23, of Moses Lake, was arrested and booked into Grant County Jail on suspicion of first-degree assault, according to the statement.

At about 6:10 p.m., a verbal dispute developed at a restaurant in the 400 block of East Third Avenue, the MLPD statement said. The people involved in the argument were known to each other, and included both employees of the restaurant and non-employees.

The argument turned physical at the front door of the restaurant and Orozco produced a handgun, the statement said. He fired one shot, grazing the victim around the right shoulder area. The victim, a 42-year-old male from Moses Lake, was transported to Samaritan Hospital, treated and released.

Orozco surrendered to officers without incident, according to the MLPD. The investigation is ongoing.