Tacoma police investigating after body wrapped in tarp found downtown
Tacoma police are investigating after a dead man was found early Thursday downtown.
South Sound 911 received a report about 3:30 a.m. of a body wrapped in a tarp in the 200 block of East 23rd Street, Tacoma Police Department said in a news release. Police said the man was found near a homeless encampment in that area.
Tacoma Fire Department went to that area and located a dead, adult man. He has not been identified. Fire crews requested assistance from Tacoma police, and detectives and crime scene technicians responded to the scene.
No more details were immediately available. Police are continuing to investigate.
This story was originally published January 6, 2022 at 8:07 AM.
Peter Talbot
The News Tribune