Man shot, killed Monday night in Tacoma

A man died Monday night after he was shot in Tacoma on South Sheridan Avenue, police said.

An officer from the Tacoma Police Department steps over crime scene tape as law enforcement investigates the scene of a shooting in the 800 block of South Sheridan Avenue in Tacoma, Wash., on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. According to a tweet earlier in the evening from the Tacoma Police Department: “At 5:41 p.m. South Sound 911 received a call from the 800 blk of S Sheridan Ave. saying a male had been shot. Officers located an unresponsive male who was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.”

South Sound 911 received a call around 5:41 p.m. that a man was shot in the 800 block. Officers found an unresponsive man inside the front door of a residence, according to a news release. It’s unclear if the man lived there.

Officials said life-saving measures were immediately started, but he later died from his injuries at a local hospital.

There was a law enforcement presence late Monday night at the house where crime scene technicians and detectives were investigating the homicide.

Officers from the Tacoma Police Department expand the crime scene where a man was shot in the 800 block of South Sheridan Avenue in Tacoma, Wash., on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. According to a tweet from the Tacoma Police Department, a man was shot and found unresponsive at the scene when first responders arrived. The man was transported to a hospital where he later died from the injuries.