Crime

Man fatally shot in Tacoma motel room has been identified

A man fatally shot in a Tacoma motel room Tuesday has been identified.

Joshua Moore-Hughes, 32, died Tuesday of a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Police have not arrested anyone for the homicide, which occurred about 9:50 a.m. in the 8800 block of South Hosmer Street.

A woman called 911 to report the shooting, but no one was at the scene when officers arrived.

Moore-Hughes was taken to a hospital, where he died.

Details about what led up to the shooting have not been released.

This story was originally published December 3, 2020 at 1:39 PM.

Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune
Stacia Glenn covers crime and breaking news in Pierce County. She started with The News Tribune in 2010. Before that, she spent six years writing about crime in Southern California for another newspaper.
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