Tacoma police arrest man suspected of shooting, killing man at Eastside home

A 37-year-old man was arrested by Tacoma police Monday who detectives suspect shot and killed a man last week at a home in the city’s Eastside neighborhood.

The shooting occurred Thursday night at a residence near the 1300 block of East Fairbanks Street. Tacoma Police Department officers responded about 10:13 p.m. and found a 46-year-old man dead inside the home. The victim has not been publicly identified.

Police said the man suspected of killing him was arrested at about 10:30 p.m. Monday at an apartment in Tacoma. Police did not release details of his arrest or say how he was identified as a suspect. The man was booked into jail for investigation of second-degree murder.

What led to the shooting at the Eastside home is not yet clear. The killing was the 24th homicide in Tacoma so far this year.

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