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Tacoma police respond to fatal shooting of teen at apartment complex

Mar 29, 2023, 5:34 PM

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(KIRO 7)

(KIRO 7)

Tacoma police are responding to a fatal shooting at an apartment complex on Wednesday, according to the Tacoma Police Department.

Just after noon, officers responded to a report of multiple shots fired in the 1400 block of South Mildred Street.

When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive 16-year-old male on the ground. He was later declared dead by the Tacoma Fire Department.



As a precaution, Tacoma Community College was placed on lockdown, but was lifted around 3 p.m. Visitors were asked to not come to the campus.

The incident is being investigated as a homicide.



 

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