Man arrested for stabbing death near People’s Park in Tacoma

A 40-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the stabbing death of a man near People’s Park on Thursday afternoon, a spokeswoman for Tacoma police said Sunday.

Officer Loretta Cool said the man was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Saturday near the area where the stabbing took place.

The News Tribune reported Friday that the victim was identified as Jahleen Mitchell, 38. Mitchell was attacked about 1 p.m. Thursday in the intersection of South 10th and L streets, at the southwest corner of People’s Park.

Passersby helped the victim until police and paramedics arrived.

Mitchell was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center, where he died of a stab wound to the chest.

This story was originally published September 8, 2019 at 12:10 PM.