Woman wanted for shooting husband in Tacoma found unconscious in cemetery
A woman suspected of shooting her husband in Tacoma was found unconscious in a cemetery parking lot Thursday morning.
Police said it appeared the 59-year-old woman had taken several pills.
A passerby spotted the woman inside her Jeep Cherokee at Mountain View Cemetery and called 911.
Lakewood police responded and recognized the vehicle, which was described in a bulletin put out after Wednesday’s shooting.
She was unresponsive and taken to a hospital, where the woman is expected to recover.
Her 57-year-old husband continues to recover from two gunshot wounds.
Detectives are unsure what prompted the shooting, but believe the woman shot her husband in a shed on their property in the 2400 block of South 52nd Street.
By the time officers arrived, the woman had fled.
Stacia Glenn: 253-597-8653
This story was originally published March 1, 2018 at 11:03 AM with the headline "Woman wanted for shooting husband in Tacoma found unconscious in cemetery."