One dead in Parkland apartment shooting, suspect at large

Deputies with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Tuesday morning at the Cedar Crest apartment complex in Parkland. Investigators said a 32-year-old man was shot multiple times around 4 a.m. on 108th Street South, just north of Highway 512.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they identified the victim and immediately attempted to treat his injuries, but he died at the scene.

Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Carly Cappetto told KIRO Newsradio that witnesses reported hearing approximately 20 gunshots, and deputies found multiple shell casings strewn across the street and in front of the apartment complex. They went door to door to check on other people living in apartments facing the shooting. Nobody else was injured.

“I can’t even tell you…I mean, there are shell casings everywhere,” Cappetto said. “Due to the amount of shell casings littered all over the place, we wanted to do welfare checks.”

When deputies arrived, they described the scene as chaotic, with family members angry and upset over what happened.

“There were family members yelling, there was just a lot going on,” Cappetto said. “So when they were attempting life-saving measures, they also had to deal with crowd control.”

Deputies are also concerned about how close the shooting took place to Highway 512. Early morning commuters heading east on the highway would have been only 100 feet away from the shooting.

“To have a shooting like this in such a dense populated area is very scary,” Cappetto said.

Investigators said they waited for daybreak to begin collecting evidence at the scene. They expected that area of 108th Street South to remain closed for several hours.

More details will be shared as they become available.

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