Crime

Tacoma police investigating homicide after woman found dead near Pacific Avenue

Tacoma police are investigating a woman’s death as a homicide after her body was found Monday in a parking lot near Pacific Avenue.

Officers responded about 3 p.m. to the 9700 block of Pacific Avenue for a report of a woman’s body on the ground, according to posts on the Tacoma Police Department’s Twitter account.

The 40-year-old woman was declared dead on the scene, according to the posts. No more details about the incident were immediately available.

TPD spokesperson Wendy Haddow said Tuesday afternoon that no one has been charged in this incident. The investigation into the woman’s death is ongoing.

This story was originally published September 7, 2021 at 7:26 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
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