Man killed in Tacoma shooting that injured 1 other identified by officials
A 32-year-old man killed earlier this month in a shooting in Tacoma was identified Monday by the Pierce County medical examiner.
Jerry Williams-Reyes died of a gunshot wound to the back the night of Oct. 10 after he was found shot near the 5200 block of South M Street, in Tacoma’s South End, according to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office. His death was ruled a homicide. The office did not say where Williams-Reyes was from.
Tacoma Police Department officers found the victim in the driver’s seat of a car that had struck an unoccupied vehicle. An 18-year-old woman in the passenger seat was shot and injured. According to a news release from police, the driver died at the scene despite life-saving efforts.
No arrests have been made. The killing was the 39th homicide in the city in 2022. At this time last year, there had been 24 homicides.
This story was originally published October 17, 2022 at 12:28 PM.
