One dead, two injured after shootout near Pierce County intersection on Sunday
One man is dead and two people are injured after a shootout between two vehicles in Lakewood on Sunday.
Lakewood police officers were dispatched at 7:30 p.m. to multiple reports of shots being fired at 82nd Street South and 33rd Avenue South. Police were told people were exchanging gunfire, and at least one person was struck, according to the department in a news release.
Three victims from one vehicle were shot and taken to local hospitals. Two people had non-life threatening injuries, the release said. A third person, who police described as a Hispanic man in his 30s, died after arriving at the hospital.
The vehicle associated with the victims remained at the scene. The other vehicle involved in the shooting drove away from the area. It has not been identified, the release said.
The motive is unknown. The release said that the shooting appeared to be an isolated incident, and there is no imminent danger to the general public.
