Tacoma police investigating homicide after man dies in hospital from gunshot wound

A 41-year-old man shot last week in Tacoma’s Eastside neighborhood died in the hospital Thursday. Tacoma Police Department is now investigating the shooting as a homicide.

Police said the victim, who has not been publicly identified, was found shot April 28 in the 500 block of East 34th Street. Officers were dispatched to that area about 10:47 p.m. after dispatchers received reports of multiple gunshots in the area and the sound of vehicles driving away.

Officers found the man unresponsive in a vehicle, according to a news release from TPD. Police said the vehicle had struck two parked, unoccupied vehicles. The man was brought to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Police have not disclosed any details of the shooting. It’s unclear what led up to it and how many people were involved.

The man’s death is the 20th homicide in Tacoma in 2022 and the 39th in all of Pierce County.

This story was originally published May 5, 2022 at 1:35 PM.

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