Tacoma residents worry over recent string of shootings
Five shootings in Tacoma have been reported in the past two weeks. Police say no link has been found so far. Author: Lionel Donovan (KING) Updated: 8:46 PM PST January 29, 2021
TACOMA, Wash. Investigators are working to solve a string of shootings in Tacoma over the past two weeks. Five shootings have been reported since Jan. 15.
The Tacoma Police Department stated that there hasn’t been a link found in these shootings, and no evidence so far points to them being drug or gang-related.
But some in the community are worried about the residual impact of this violence.
Tacoma had a 47% increase in homicides in 2020; this year they ve had three in three weeks
Tacoma deals with three homicides in the first three weeks of the year
TACOMA - In 2020, Tacoma saw a 47% increase in homicides in comparison to the year before; so far in 2021 there have been three homicides in less than three full weeks.
On Monday night, Tacoma Police responded to two separate shooting incidents.
In total, four people were shot and one was killed. In both incidents, no arrests have been made and there is no suspect information. It’s disheartening, and it brings me to tears, said Candace Wesley.