Suspect is shot, then stands his ground with knife, Tacoma police say
A man was finally taken to an area hospital with a gunshot wound after an incident just before noon in the city’s Lincoln District.
The man also was booked on suspicion of second-degree assault and attempted carjacking, Tacoma police officer Shelbie Boyd said late Sunday.
About 11:50 a.m. Sunday, police were dispatched to the 3700 block of South L Street after a report of a man behaving erratically.
Police discovered the man had been shot — possibly the result of the attempted carjacking — and that he was armed with a knife.
Boyd said the man was uncooperative, so police spent about 40 minutes trying to de-escalate the situation. The gunshot wound or wounds he suffered were not considered life-threatening, she said.
The man finally surrendered, put the knife down and was taken to an area hospital, Boyd said.
This story was originally published July 18, 2021 at 5:37 PM.
