A juvenile male who suffered multiple gunshot wounds ultimately died overnight Sunday in downtown Tacoma, police announced.
About 2:25 a.m., Tacoma police responded to reports of shots fired in the area of 1100 Commerce St.
Once there, they found a juvenile male with life-threatening gunshot wounds, police said in a news release.
Police officers and Tacoma Fire Department personnel took steps to save his life, but the juvenile male died at the scene, according to the release.
Detectives and crime scene technicians are now investigating the incident as a homicide.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 911.
This story was originally published October 18, 2026 at 9:38 AM.
Rolf has worked at The Olympian since August 2005. He covers breaking news, the city of Lacey and business for the paper. Rolf graduated from The Evergreen State College in 1990.
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