Arrest Made in Homicide Investigation – 4800 Block of North 18th Street

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 9, 2025, our officers responded to the 4800 block of North 18th Street on a report of shots fired and a man lying in the street. Upon arrival, our officers found an adult male suffering from gunshot wounds. Responding officers and Tacoma Fire Department personnel attempted life-saving measures, but the victim was pronounced deceased at the scene. Crime Scene Technicians and detectives responded to the scene. The incident was investigated as a homicide. On Friday, January 10, 2025, detectives from the Tacoma Police Department following up on evidence obtained from the crime scene were able to locate and identify a suspect in the homicide. The seventeen-year-old male suspect as taken into custody and booked into Remann Hall for the offense of Murder in the Second Degree.