An Ohio man is accused of fatally shooting another man outside a Tacoma cargo warehouse Friday.
Prosecutors charged Darryl Fletcher Banks III, 23, with first-degree murder Monday. Banks claimed 26-year-old Demarcus McComb of Dayton, Ohio, was trying to kidnap him prior to the shooting, according to court documents.
A plea of not guilty was entered on Banks’ behalf during his arraignment Monday. Pierce County Superior Court Commissioner Philip Thornton set his bail at $1.5 million, court records show.
“This was nothing short of an execution,” Pierce County deputy prosecuting attorney Dalton Smith said during the hearing.
Charging details
Tacoma officers were dispatched at about 11 a.m. to the 1500 block of East D Street for a shooting. While en route, a 911 call came in from Banks claiming he was responsible for the shooting. He stated that McComb tried to kidnap him, according to charging documents.
Banks told officers when they arrived that he did not have any weapons and they could pat him down, prosecutors wrote. He was arrested and allegedly confirmed that he was involved in the shooting.