Woman killed in shooting near Lake Tapps. Man arrested on suspicion of murder

A woman was shot to death in the Lake Tapps area Thursday, and sheriff’s detectives arrested a man on suspicion of murder.

Emergency dispatchers received a call about 1:13 a.m. saying a 33-year-old woman accidentally had been shot in a neighborhood off South Tapps Drive East, the sheriff’s department reported.

Deputies were sent to the area and helped provide medical aid until paramedics arrived. The woman was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The woman and a 38-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman were outside in a cul de sac at the time of the shooting, the sheriff’s department reported. The other two people were expected to be interviewed by detectives.

“Right now it is being investigated as a suspicious death,” the department reported.

After further investigation, detectives arrested the man and booked him into the Pierce County Jail for investigation of second-degree murder.

This story was originally published March 24, 2022 at 8:31 AM.