1 Killed In Tacoma Apartment Shooting, Suspect Arrested

STEILACOOM, WA — A Steilacoom man has been arrested, accused of a shooting and killing a 21-year-old in Tacoma Thursday.

Deputies say the shooting happened just before noon Thursday at the Silver Ridge Apartments in the 2400 block of 100th St. Ct. S.

According to authorities, a 21-year-old resident was shot at the complex around 11:30 a.m. The victim's brother called 911 shortly after the shooting, and told deputies the gunman had escaped, and that his brother was severely wounded.

A nearby deputy arrived shortly after and tried to use first aid to stabilize the victim, but he died just a few moments after the officer arrived.

By interviewing the victim's brother and other witnesses, deputies say they learned that the suspect's identity, and that he had likely fled to the Harbor Oaks Apartments on Byrd Dr. in Steilacoom.

Pierce County Sheriff's Department deputies called in officers from Steilacoom, and Lakewood Police, surrounded the suspect's apartment and demanded he surrender. A SWAT team negotiator made several announcements asking the suspect to exit the apartment, but it wasn't until around 1:40 p.m. when officers got the suspect on the phone, and convinced him to step outside and into police custody.

The suspect, identified only as a 27-year-old man, was then arrested without any further incident. Deputies say they expect he will be booked into the Pierce County Jail on homicide charges.

Exactly what lead up to the deadly shooting is still unknown. Deputies say they will continue to process the scene and interview witnesses through the evening Thursday.