Body of man suspected of fatally shooting 2 women in Tacoma home found in water
Police say the body of a man believed to have fatally shot two women in their Tacoma home was found in the water near Vashon Island.
Erik Larson, who lived with the women in a house in the 1000 block of Pierce Street, is suspected of killing Meghan Re, 34, and Jonna Hart, 31.
Both women died of gunshot wounds to the head, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.
A roommate called 911 about 4 a.m. Sunday and told dispatchers he came home and found Re and Hart unresponsive.
He started CPR until paramedics arrived, but the victims were pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives immediately began looking for Larson since he lived in the home and his whereabouts were unknown.
About 1 p.m. Sunday, the King County Sheriff’s Office notified police that a man’s body was found in the water off Vashon Island.
That man was later identified as Larson, according to police.
About a half hour after his body was found, Tacoma officers found a Jeep registered to Hart parked near the Tacoma Narrows Bridge at North 10th Street and Juniper Street.
Although police say Larson is suspected in the homicides, they have not released a motive.
This story was originally published July 8, 2020 at 5:44 PM.
