Teenager critically injured in shooting, Tacoma police say. Shooters fled in vehicle
A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot multiple times in Tacoma early Thursday morning.
The teenager was shot in the leg and face at about 12:10 a.m. in the 4400 block of East Portland Avenue. A witness told police that two people approached the teenager. They shot him multiple times then fled in a vehicle, according to Tacoma Police Department spokesman detective William Muse.
The teenager was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma with life-threatening injuries. He eventually will be moved to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.
There are no suspects in custody and no confirmed information on the suspects’ description, Muse said.
Puneet Bsanti
The News Tribune