Puyallup PD’s investigation of 22-year-old Kingston woman shot and killed continues
Gianna Stone was a firecracker.
When her parents in Kingston adopted her from St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2003, she had a lot of energy. She was just 18 months old at the time.
“We had to take a train to Moscow … once we got to Moscow this kid was running around going crazy,” Tina Stone said. “The guards had to help catch her for me.”
Her parents said their daughter liked to have fun. She was never boring. She was a part of a crew team in high school. She participated in horse-related events. She loved her friends and would stand up for them no matter what.
On Feb. 25, Gianna Stone had plans to hang out with some friends that night. As she walked out of her home, she told her mother that she loved her. Later that night her mother received an unexpected call.
“I couldn’t believe it was real,” Tina Stone said.
Around 8:51 p.m. Puyallup Police officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of 10th Avenue Northwest in Puyallup for “gunshots heard in the area,” according to a Feb. 26 news release from the police department.
Around 9:04 p.m. Gianna Stone was brought to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma. She died from a gunshot wound, The News Tribune reported in February. The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the manner of death as homicide. She was 22 years old.
Puyallup Police investigators determined that she was a passenger in an SUV when a “confrontation” happened with others in the area, The News Tribune reported. Shots were fired into the vehicle.
Puyallup Police spokesperson Ryan Portmann told The News Tribune the case is still a priority for the department, and that they are hoping to bring justice for the victim. No arrests have been made, he said.
“Losing a child is a pain you can’t describe. It hurts to my bones,” Tina Stone said.
Gianna Stone was born on Jan. 20, 2002. She went to Bainbridge High School and Kingston High School.
Mike Stone said his daughter was a member of a crew team in Bainbridge Island. She was a coxswain and set the cadence for the team. She also did some rodeo riding at community events with her horse Surrender.
Gianna worked at a local grocery store and a pizza parlor. Her last job was at the Kingston Ferry Terminal.
Tina Stone said her daughter enjoyed taking their two Australian Shepherd dogs on hikes. She loved going to the beach in the summer. She also loved downhill skiing.
Gianna Stone is survived by her parents, and her two older brothers Eric Stone and Nathan Stone.
Puyallup Police request those who live around the 1500 block of 10th Avenue Northwest and have surveillance cameras to check footage recorded between 8-9 p.m. Feb. 25. Anyone with information can call 253-770-3343 or email tips@puyallupwa.gov.
