Man found fatally shot inside Tacoma home is identified by medical examiner

A 46-year-old man found fatally shot in an Eastside Tacoma home last week was identified Wednesday by the medical examiner.

Riley Kimbrough, of Tacoma, died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to a news release from the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. Tacoma Police Department officers found the man May 19 shot inside a residence in the 1300 block of East Fairbanks Street after a 911 caller reported a shooting.

The medical examiner ruled Kimbrough’s death a homicide. Four days after the shooting, Tacoma police announced officers had arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of killing Kimbrough. Police said he was arrested at an apartment in Tacoma.

A motive has not been identified in Kimbrough’s killing. Police have released few details about the shooting, and it’s unclear how the man suspected in the homicide was identified as a suspect.

This story was originally published May 26, 2022 at 8:05 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