Man found dead on Tacoma street after multiple callers report gunfire

Reports of gunfire Monday led Tacoma police to a shooting victim on Puyallup Avenue.

Multiple callers to 911 reported shots fired just before 4:30 p.m., according to police spokesperson Shelbie Boyd.

When police and Tacoma Fire Department personnel arrived in the 200 block of Puyallup Avenue, they found an adult male victim and began life-saving aid.

Fire personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene. Detectives and crime scene technicians were investigating the death as a homicide Monday evening, Boyd said.

Three vehicles appeared to be involved in a collision at the crime scene, but police did not provide any further information on that aspect.

This story was originally published June 12, 2023 at 6:04 PM.

Craig Sailor

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Craig Sailor has worked for The News Tribune since 1998 as a writer, editor and photographer. He previously worked at The Olympian and at other newspapers in Nevada and California. He has a degree in journalism from San Jose State University.