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Two shot on Tacoma's East Side; gunman sought
Last updated: November 1st, 2011 11:50 AM (PDT)

Tacoma police were searching Sunday night for the assailant in a double shooting on the East Side.

The shooting happened around 10:10 p.m. at the intersection of 56th Street South and Portland Avenue. One victim was transported to Tacoma General Hospital; the condition of the other person was unknown as of late Sunday.

The gunman fled north on Portland Avenue in a white Chrysler minivan. He was described as wearing a white hooded sweat shirt.

Joyce Chen, staff writer

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