Police arrest 16-year-old in connection to shooting near Lincoln High School
Police arrested a 16-year-old Thursday in connection to a shooting that injured another teenager near Lincoln High School earlier in the week.
Officers booked the suspect into the Remann Hall Juvenile Detention Facility on suspicion of first-degree assault, unlawful gun possession, and possession of a weapon on school grounds, Tacoma Police said in a news release Thursday evening.
The shooting happened after school, about 2:45 p.m., on June 17 in the 700 block of South 37th Street, The News Tribune reported. Police said the boy who was shot, also a 16-year-old, was hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening.
“Police identified the location of the shooting, interviewed witnesses, and obtained video surveillance as part of the investigation,” the news release said.
Investigators said they found the gun and that there are no other suspects.
There was a four-vehicle wreck nearby shortly after the shooting, The News Tribune reported, including a police vehicle on the way to the scene and a school bus that wasn’t carrying any students.
