Crime

Man fatally shot in Graham is identified by Pierce County medical examiner

A 52-year-old man who was shot and killed Sunday in Graham was identified by the Pierce County medical examiner Wednesday. Law enforcement have not yet apprehended his killer.

Dion Bartro of Puyallup died of multiple gunshot wounds, according to a news release from the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. His death was ruled a homicide.

It remains unclear what led to the killing, which occurred in a residential neighborhood near the 25600 block of 61st Avenue Court East. Neighbors reported hearing a volley of gunshots and seeing a man chasing another person while shooting a gun. One neighbor reported hearing a man banging on her window.

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department responded and found a man dead inside a person’s home. A window was broken. The suspected shooter fled into a wooded area, and deputies were not able to find him.

Department spokesperson Sgt. Darren Moss said Wednesday that an arrest has not yet been made.

Crime scene technicians investigate a homicide scene where neighbors reported that “someone shooting a gun was chasing another man,” and officers found a man deceased in a neighbor’s home after he was reported to be banging on the neighbors window, at the 25600 block of 61st Avenue Court East in Graham, Wash. on Sept. 25, 2022.
Crime scene technicians investigate a homicide scene where neighbors reported that “someone shooting a gun was chasing another man,” and officers found a man deceased in a neighbor’s home after he was reported to be banging on the neighbors window, at the 25600 block of 61st Avenue Court East in Graham, Wash. on Sept. 25, 2022. Cheyenne Boone Cheyenne Boone/The News Tribune

This story was originally published September 28, 2022 at 3:19 PM.

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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
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