Shooting leaves one man dead in Tacoma, police say
A homicide investigation was underway in a Tacoma residential area Tuesday afternoon.
Tacoma Police Department said on X at 1:57 p.m. that officers responded to a suspected homicide in the 3500 block of South Ainsworth.
Detective William Muse told the News Tribune that there is one victim.
There was no immediate information on a suspect. Crime-scene technicians are on the way to the scene, and people should avoid the area, he said.
Updated 3:35 p.m.: According to a news release, there were reports of a possible shooting about 1 p.m. A man appears to have suffered a gunshot wound. Life-saving measures were performed, but police said the man died at the scene.
The age of the victim was not released, nor any information on the suspect.
This story was originally published October 3, 2023 at 2:24 PM.
