Man suspected of shooting, killing mother inside University Place apartment
A 22-year-old man shot and killed his mother in their University Place apartment Friday night, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.
The man called 911 about 6:35 p.m. “and basically said what he did,” sheriff’s spokesman Darren Moss said.
Deputies rushed to the 2400 block of 70th Avenue West and found a 43-year-old woman inside the apartment suffering from gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim has not yet been identified.
Nobody else was present at the time of the shooting.
Detectives have not released information about why the man shot his mother.
He was booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder.
This story was originally published March 20, 2021 at 10:47 AM.
Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune