The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identity of the man killed in a shooting in Nordland Aug. 26.

James McDonald, 24, was allegedly shot and killed by John Paul Beckmeyer, 59, during a barbecue late Wednesday afternoon.

Police were called to a property at 270 Griffith Point Road in Nordland just after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday after a woman called 911 and said a man had been shot in the chest.

Deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, along with officers from the Port Townsend Police Department, immediately responded and found Beckmeyer with a gun inside his fifth-wheel trailer.

Officers also saw McDonald with a gunshot wound on the ground outside the trailer. Paramedics confirmed he was dead.

An official with the sheriff's office said the men were known associated who lived on the same property; Beckmeyer in a trailer and McDonald in a nearby house.

Paramedics from East Jefferson Fire Rescue took Beckmeyer to Jefferson Healthcare after he claimed he could not stand up due to an earlier neck and back injury.

He was ultimately cleared at the hospital and taken into custody by the sheriff's office, interviewed, and booked into jail.

He now faces a potential charge of first-degree murder.

Beckmeyer made his first appearance in Jefferson County Superior Court late Thursday morning by video.

Beckmeyer, who was being held in the Jefferson County Jail, slowly entered a room at the jail for videoconferencing for his first court hearing. He was dressed in an orange prisoner's garb and walked with the assistance of a metal walker.

Jefferson County Chief Criminal Deputy Chris R. Ashcraft said the prosecutor's office would not be filing charges in the case until Monday.

Superior Court Judge Keith Harper agreed to give the prosector's office until Monday to file charges.

After being read his rights, Beckmeyer said he did not have money for a private attorney and asked for a public defender.

Ashcraft said Beckmeyer has only lived in the area for several years, and had been living on property owned by another family member.

Beckmeyer has lived in other states and also had a previous assault conviction in Coos Bay, Oregon, Ashcraft said.

Harper said conditions of Beckmeyer's release and bail would be subject to further discussions at his next court appearance Monday.

Bail was initially set at $200,000, and Harper said Beckmeyer could not have any contact with witnesses, use drugs or alcohol, possess weapons, or visit the scene of the alleged offenses.

He must also appear in court as directed, Harper said.