MYNORTHWEST NEWS

Shooting in Tacoma leaves one dead inside ‘bullet riddled car’

Feb 1, 2016, 1:24 PM | Updated: 3:27 pm

Tacoma police are searching for a suspect after a person was shot to death in side their car while ...

Tacoma police are searching for a suspect after a person was shot to death in side their car while parked at a gas station. (KIRO7)

(KIRO7)

One person was killed Monday afternoon in a shooting at a Tacoma gas station near 3600 Center Street.

Tacoma police have detained a suspect after a short manhunt, but have not confirmed if they have caught the shooter.

Tacoma police focused their search for the suspect in the nearby neighborhood.

One person, described as in their 30s, has been confirmed dead inside a bullet-riddled car outside an AM-PM, according to KIRO7.

Police said the Tacoma Public Utilities building was in lockdown at 1:40 p.m. as a result of the nearby fatal shooting. Foss High School and Oakland High School were also on lockdown.

Sign up for breaking news alerts

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Please follow our Community Guidelines

MyNorthwest News

prosecutor in Washington...

Associated Press

Faced with influx, prosecutor in Washington says he lacks resources to defend immigration cases

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington said it no longer has the staffing to defend every immigration case.

9 hours ago

woodinville fire...

James Lynch

Woodinville woman tries to rebuild after husband dies trying to rescue her from house fire

A Woodinville woman is trying to rebuild after a house fire killed her husband, Don Webb, and destroyed the home and belongings they shared.

10 hours ago

robbery...

James Lynch

Robbery suspect arrested after barricading himself in Seattle apartment

A suspect was taken into custody early this morning after a reported shoplifting involving a gun, leading authorities to an apartment in Seattle.

11 hours ago

Mississippi...

BILL BARROW and SOPHIE BATES, The Associated Press

Mississippi elects Democrat Scott Colom as state’s first Black US senator since Reconstruction

Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's closely contested U.S. Senate race.

11 hours ago

Kalshi...

Luke Duecy

Bellevue man sues Kalshi for $580,000 as CFTC investigates prediction market

A Bellevue man is suing prediction-market company Kalshi, seeking to recover more than $580,000 he said he lost betting on sporting events.

11 hours ago

building collapse...

Associated Press

Firefighters dig through rubble after NYC building collapse kills 1 and traps people in wreckage

Firefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site, killing at least one person.

12 hours ago