A representative of an off-duty security guard killed outside a Tacoma lounge has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against the business’ property owner, according to an attorney.
Joseph Briggs, 39, was shot multiple times in the chest on Sept. 10, 2023, and found by police lying in the Night Owl Lounge’s parking lot, The News Tribune previously reported. Briggs provided security at the bar and club on 5211 South Tacoma Way, but he wasn’t working that night. Prior to being shot, he was intervening as three women were being assaulted by three men, charging documents said.
A personal representative of Briggs’ estate, who filed the lawsuit in 2024 alleging that several entities were liable for Briggs’ death, reached a settlement with the Night Owl Lounge’s property owner, STW, LLC, on Feb. 10, according to attorney Jonathan Nolley…