Tacoma police investigating homicide after shooting near gas station

Tacoma police are investigating after a Wednesday night shooting at a Shell gas station left one man dead and another injured.

Officers heard gunshots around midnight Wednesday in the 1500 block of South Sprague Avenue, according to a news release from the Tacoma Police Department. Minutes later, a 911 caller from 1400 South Sprague Avenue reported a disturbance and a victim on the ground.

At the gas station, police found two men with apparent gunshot wounds, police department spokesperson Shelbie Bond said. Both men were transported to the hospital. Police said one man later died at the hospital and the other is recovering.

Police said there are no outstanding persons of interest in the case. It is being investigated as a homicide.

Bond said she didn’t know what led up to the shooting. No other details about the incident were available.

This story was originally published August 26, 2021 at 10:15 AM.

Peter Talbot

The News Tribune

Peter Talbot is a criminal justice reporter for The News Tribune. He started with the newspaper in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C. He also interned for the Oregonian and the Tampa Bay Times. Support my work with a digital subscription