Crime

Man killed in drive-by shooting in Puyallup is identified

A 20-year-old man killed in a drive-by shooting in Puyallup has been identified.

Antonio Luis Erb, of Puyallup, died of a gunshot wound to the torso, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.

No one has been arrested in the homicide, which took place about 2:35 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of 8th Street NW.

Officers arrived on scene and found “numerous expended shell cartridges in the street,” Capt. Jason Visnaw said.

Erb was lying near the front porch of a home. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses described seeing a tan-colored Dodge Durango or Chevrolet Blazer leaving the area.

Anyone with information on the shooting or suspects is asked to call the Puyallup police tip line at 253-770-3343 or email tips@ci.puyallup.wa.us.

This story was originally published March 18, 2021 at 1:31 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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