Arrest made in homicide investigation of man fatally shot in Tacoma

Tacoma police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon who they suspect shot and killed a 31-year-old man in September.

Police said a 21-year-old man was identified as a suspect in the Sept. 25 shooting death of Diego Escalante. The suspect was arrested at a residence in Tacoma, according to a news release from Tacoma Police Department.

The man was booked into Pierce County Jail for investigation of first-degree murder.

Escalante was found shot in the early hours of Sept. 25 near East 38th Street and McKinley Avenue. Police were called there about 1:30 a.m. for a report of a shooting victim. At the scene, Escalante was found unresponsive and pronounced dead.

The Pierce County medical examiner said Escalante died of gunshot wounds to the torso.

This story was originally published December 2, 2021 at 7:28 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