Man shot and killed on Halloween in Tacoma. No arrests made as police investigate
A shooting in Tacoma left one man dead on Thursday, police say.
Officers were dispatched just before midnight on Thursday to the 5600 block of South Birmingham Street for a reported shooting. A man had suffered several gunshot wounds, according to the Tacoma Police Department in a news release.
Tacoma Fire personnel attempted life-saving measures, but the man died from his injuries, the release said. Tacoma crime-scene technicians and detectives responded to investigate.
The shooting is being investigated as a homicide, the release said. No suspects have been arrested.
This is the 20th homicide in Tacoma in 2024.
Puneet Bsanti
The News Tribune