Investigation update, October 20, 2026:
Over the course of the investigation, detectives developed probable cause to arrest two adult males and one adult female in connection with this homicide.
On October 19, 2026, one adult male was arrested in east Tacoma, while a second adult male and an adult female were arrested in Yelm, Washington.
All three suspects were booked into the Pierce County Jail for Murder in the First Degree.
This remains an active investigation. Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call 911.
Original media release, October 18, 2026:
At 2:23 am on Sunday, October 18, 2026, Tacoma Police officers were dispatched to the area of 1100 Commerce Street for reports of shots being fired.
Upon arrival, officers located a juvenile male with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Officers immediately began lifesaving measures until Tacoma Fire Department personnel arrived and pronounced the male deceased at the scene.
Detectives and crime scene technicians are responding to the scene and will be investigating this as a homicide.
Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call 911.