Early morning shootings in South Tacoma injure two, one in critical condition
Tacoma Police Department officers responded to two different shootings in South Tacoma early Saturday morning, police spokesperson Shelbie Boyd told The News Tribune.
At approximately 1:00 a.m., neighbors called 911 to report shots being fired at a party at Fawcett Avenue and South 86th Street. Authorities arrived to find houses and cars struck by gunfire at the scene, Boyd said.
A 17-year-old girl at the party was transported to the hospital for a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
Later, at around 3:30 a.m., TPD officers arrived at 4300 South Pine Street to find a man with a gunshot wound, Boyd said. The victim was transported to a local hospital and is in critical condition.
The cause of the shootings, and whether the two incidents were connected, is unknown at this time, Boyd said.
