Man charged with Tacoma murder, witnesses said victim was shot after refusing to move

TACOMA, Wash. — Pierce County prosecutors charged a Tacoma man with second-degree murder after detectives said witnesses and surveillance video connected him to a deadly shooting at a homeless encampment in April.

James Edward Henderson, also known as “Big Papa,” “Jimmy Henderson” and “Papa,” was charged Monday with two counts of second-degree murder and one count of first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.

The charges stem from an April 23 shooting near South 11th Street and South J Street in Tacoma…

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