Deadly Home Invasion Kills 1, Search For Suspects Ongoing

MIDLAND, WA — Two suspects are on the loose after a home invasion that claimed the life of a Pierce County man early Thursday morning.

The investigation began just after 12:30 a.m., when 911 dispatchers received a call from a woman, who told them that two men had broken into her apartment and shot her son. Pierce County Sheriff's Department deputies arrived on scene shortly afterwards, and found a 38-year-old man who had been shot. They tried to staunch the bleeding, but the man died shortly afterwards, the Sheriff's Department said.

The man's mother and his infant son were both inside the apartment at the time of the home invasion.

Little else about the incident has been released, though the Sheriff's Department says its detectives and forensic investigators have been called to scour the scene. They will remain on scene and continue to investigate through the morning.