Man arrested in death of security guard in downtown Tacoma
Police on Monday arrested a 26-year-old man suspected of killing a security guard in downtown Tacoma.
He was taken into custody early Monday and is expected to be booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder. Prosecutors will likely make a charging decision Tuesday.
The victim, a 41-year-old woman, has not been publicly identified.
Detectives have not released information about a motive or how the security guard died but said it was a homicide.
One of the victim’s colleagues found her body about 6 a.m. when he arrived for work in the 900 block of A Street.
She was still breathing when she was found but died at the scene.
This story was originally published July 19, 2021 at 11:45 AM.
Stacia Glenn
The News Tribune