A 22-year-old Palmer man has been taken into custody and charged with one count of Murder in the Second Degree following the fatal shooting of Crissilin Cruz.

Brian T. Burton is being held without bail at Mat-Su Pretrial in connection with the shooting death of the 23-year-old Cruz, of Palmer.

Police initially responded to reports of a shooting at an apartment complex on the 800 block of Fern Ave. around 2:45 a.m. Saturday.

"It was initially reported as an accidental shooting, and so officers responded," said Palmer Police Chief Lance Ketterling. Emergency Medical Services attempted to revive Cruz, he said, but to no avail.

"That was unsuccessful, unfortunately," he said, "and Ms. Cruz died at the scene."

Charging documents were not readily available as of Saturday afternoon. Palmer Police also said Saturday that Burton should be arraigned Sunday.