Police investigate reports of gunfire near Tacoma Mall, no victims found
Mar 23, 2026, 9:38 AM
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) is investigating a shooting near the Tacoma Mall on Sunday after multiple reports of shots being fired.
At approximately 11:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 4500 block of S. Steele Street, TPD officer Shelbie Boyd told the Tacoma News Tribune.
TPD was unsure if the shots came from a passing vehicle or had been fired from across the street.
Officers checked with nearby hospitals and noted that nobody had shown up to an emergency room with a gunshot wound.
“No victims identified yet,” Boyd said.
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