Crime

Man who died after being shot and dropped off at Tacoma hospital is identified

A man with gunshot wounds died early Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, after being dropped off at St. Joseph Medical Center.
A man with gunshot wounds died early Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, after being dropped off at St. Joseph Medical Center. Tacoma Police Department

A man who died last week after being shot and dropped off at a Tacoma hospital has been identified.

Sione Takivaha Naitoko, 36, of Lynwood, died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.

He was left at St. Joseph Medical Center early Wednesday with gunshot wounds and died shortly afterward.

Police have not released any details about the homicide, which is the fourth this year.

No one has been arrested.

This story was originally published January 25, 2021 at 1:26 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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