Tacoma police investigating homicide after fatal shooting near Stadium District

Peter Talbot
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Tacoma police are investigating after a Saturday morning shooting near the city’s Stadium District neighborhood ended with one man dead and another seriously injured.

The shooting was reported at about 6:33 a.m. near the 800 block of Division Avenue. Tacoma Police Department officers responded for reports of shots fired and the sound of a vehicle speeding away. Minutes later, dispatchers learned that two men with gunshot wounds arrived in a car at a local hospital.

One man, 33, died of his injuries. The driver, a 32-year-old man, had serious injuries but was stable, police spokesperson Wendy Haddow said. Police believe the men were in or near the car when they were shot. Bullet holes were found in the vehicle.

Tacoma Police Department officers gather at the scene of a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a gas station in the 800 block of Division Avenue. The shooting left one man dead and another seriously injured.
Tacoma Police Department officers gather at the scene of a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a gas station in the 800 block of Division Avenue. The shooting left one man dead and another seriously injured.

Detectives and forensic investigators responded to the hospital and the shooting scene, according to a tweet from the department. The area of the shooting is near a gas station and several other businesses, as well as apartment complexes and Wright Park.

It’s unclear what led to the incident or where the men were shot from. Police said shell casings were found in the parking lot of a business. Crime scene tape was set up around the gas station at 801 Division Avenue. Police did not release any suspect information.