Tacoma police investigating double homicide after 2 men found dead with gunshot wounds

Update, Nov. 22: A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder for the killing of two men in Tacoma. A court docket shows he is expected to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in Pierce County Superior Court.

Original story: Police are investigating Monday morning after two men were found dead in Tacoma’s South End. The men were found with gunshot wounds, and police are looking into the incident as a double homicide.

Tacoma Police Department officers responded shortly after 8 a.m. to the 8000 block of South Hosmer Street when a person called to report there was an individual on the ground in that area who appeared to be hurt or dead. Officer Shelbie Boyd, police spokesperson, said officers arrived and found the man deceased, then found a second man dead nearby.

Boyd said the men were 35-45 years old and both appeared to have suffered a fatal gunshot wound. It wasn’t immediately clear when the shooting occurred.

Detectives and crime scene technicians responded to the scene.

This story was originally published November 21, 2022 at 10:38 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