Gunshot victim dies at Tacoma, WA hospital, homicide investigation launched

The Brief

  • Tacoma police are investigating a homicide after a gunshot victim arrived at a local hospital via personal vehicle and died Thursday morning.
  • Authorities are currently searching for the crime scene and have not yet determined at which hospital the victim passed away.
  • Investigators ask anyone with information regarding the incident to contact the Tacoma Police Department.

TACOMA, Wash. A homicide investigation has been launched in Tacoma after a victim arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound and died Thursday morning.

What we know:

The Tacoma Police Department said that at about 12:23 a.m., officers responded to an area hospital after being notified that a patient suffering from a gunshot wound had arrived in a personal vehicle. Officers were notified that the patient had died a short time later.

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