Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a drive-by shooting on Christmas Eve in Tacoma that left bullets in a home occupied by three people. A third man charged remains at large.
Tyler Eugene Morris, 20, pleaded guilty last month in Pierce County Superior Court to drive-by shooting, second-degree assault and attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle for the 2022 incident. Judge Pro Tem James Orlando on Monday sentenced Morris to six years in prison.
Morris’ punishment was near the middle of the standard sentencing range, 31 to 41 months, and it included a 36-month firearm sentencing enhancement. He had no prior criminal convictions.
No one was injured in the shooting. Police responded at about 2 p.m. for reports of a person firing more than 20 gunshots out of the back of a vehicle near the 1300 block of South M and 13th streets. Officers found one bullet went through a house’s drain gutter. Three women were standing in the kitchen at the time. Officers also found a bullet hole in another house on the street, which was unoccupied.