Crime

Man fatally stabbed outside Tacoma business

A man was stabbed to death Monday night during a fight outside a Tacoma business, police said.

Officers were called about 9:30 p.m. to the 1900 block of South Union Avenue and found a 36-year-old man suffering from stab wounds.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 43-year-old man was arrested and booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder.

It was not immediately clear whether the two men knew each other or why they were fighting.

The victim has not been publicly identified.

This is the first homicide in Tacoma this year.

This story was originally published January 12, 2021 at 8:39 AM.

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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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