A 41-year-old man was sentenced to 34 years in prison Friday for fatally shooting a woman who stole a backpack of drugs from his Tacoma-area home while he sat in jail on DUI and gun charges.
Prosecutors said the victim worked as a prostitute, and according to court documents, someone who bought drugs from the defendant set up a date with her to obtain an address where the defendant attacked her.
Larie Edward Moorer pleaded guilty in January to second-degree murder for the killing of 35-year-old Leslie Crossley on Jan. 22, 2024 in Lakewood. He also pleaded guilty to second-degree assault for firing 13 rounds at the vehicle Crossley was getting into, which was occupied by a woman and her toddler daughter. Charging documents say the woman’s ribcage was grazed by a bullet, and the girl narrowly avoided being struck by a bullet…