No arrests, limited information as investigation of Salishan murders enters third day
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Mass shooting in Salishan neighborhood
Four people were shot dead in Tacoma’s Salishan neighborhood Thursday evening. Stick with The News Tribune as we report the latest in this developing story.
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The investigation into Thursday’s fatal shootings of four people in Tacoma’s Salishan neighborhood continued into the weekend, Tacoma Police said Saturday. The assailant remained at large.
Meanwhile, a community-organized peace walk and car caravan was being organized for Sunday afternoon.
Detectives have been interviewing family members and neighbors, collecting videos and gathering evidence, according to Tacoma Police spokeswoman Wendy Haddow.
“You talk to anyone who could have seen anything,” Haddow said Saturday afternoon.
Police have not publicly identified any suspects or a motive in the shooting deaths of Maria Nunez, 42; her son, Emery Iese, 19; Nunez’s brother, Raymond Williams, 22; and his girlfriend, Natasha Brincefield, 22.
A community-organized peace walk and car caravan will run from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Salishan Family Investment Center, 1724 East 44th Street in Tacoma.
One of the walk’s organizers, Tacoma City Council member Catherine Ushka, wants the victims’ families to feel supported.
“The whole idea is that the community is feeling for them and make sure they know that there a community around them and that they are not alone in this,” Ushka said Saturday.
Although the particulars of Thursday’s mass shooting are still unknown, Ushka hopes the walk will reaffirm the community’s commitment to non-violence and bring some peace back to a traumatized city.
“This was in the middle of the afternoon,” she said of Thursday’s shooting. “People are afraid for their kids. It’s absolutely devastating for that family but it’s also devastating for the whole community.”
Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards and anti-violence activist Candace Wesley are also organizing the event.
Police, firefighters and other first responders are encouraged to attend, Ushka said.
Free food will be provided. Masks are required to attend.
This story was originally published October 23, 2021 at 2:30 PM.
