Tacoma officers arrest teen in deadly February shooting
Mar 6, 2025, 12:38 PM
Tacoma Police Department insignia on a police vehicle. (Photo courtesy of the Tacoma Police Department)
(Photo courtesy of the Tacoma Police Department)
The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) reported officers have arrested a 15-year-old boy in the deadly shooting of a man in February.
The department stated that just after 9 p.m. on February 22, 911 received multiple reports of shots being fired in the 1100 block of South L Street.
Officers responded and found an adult man with gunshot wounds. Law enforcement began performing life-saving measures until the fire department arrived, but the man died at the scene.
Through TPD’s investigation, detectives developed probable cause to arrest a suspect. On Wednesday, Tacoma officers and detectives arrested the 15-year-old in the 1100 block of L street without incident.
The teen has been booked into the juvenile detention center for investigation of first-degree murder.
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