Man shot and killed on Halloween in Tacoma. No arrests made as police investigate

Puneet Bsanti

November 1, 2024 at 11:14 a.m.·1 min read

The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man who was killed on Nov. 27 at a Tacoma residence on South Oakes Street.

A shooting in Tacoma left one man dead on Thursday, police say.

Officers were dispatched just before midnight on Thursday to the 5600 block of South Birmingham Street for a reported shooting. A man had suffered several gunshot wounds, according to the Tacoma Police Department in a news release.

Tacoma Fire personnel attempted life-saving measures, but the man died from his injuries, the release said. Tacoma crime-scene technicians and detectives responded to investigate.

The shooting is being investigated as a homicide, the release said. No suspects have been arrested.

This is the 20th homicide in Tacoma in 2024.

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