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Tacoma police seek suspect after teenager is found fatally shot in downtown garage
A teenage boy died after being found with multiple gunshot wounds in a parking garage off Commerce Street early Sunday. Tacoma police are investigating and asking anyone with information to come forward.
A teenage boy died early Sunday after Tacoma police found him with multiple gunshot wounds inside a parking garage off Commerce Street in downtown Tacoma, police said. No suspect had been identified publicly as of Sunday evening.
Officers responded to the garage after the shooting. Tacoma Fire Department crews attempted life-saving measures, but the boy died at the scene, according to Tacoma police spokesperson Shelbie Boyd.
Investigators were speaking with officers and potential witnesses and going door to door to look for surveillance video, Boyd said. Police had not released the teenager’s name, a possible motive or details about the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Tacoma Police Department.