TACOMA, Wash. — A man was killed in a road rage shooting in Tacoma on Monday afternoon, police said.
Officials received 911 calls around 3:15 p.m. of a road rage incident at South 54th Street and Washington where shots were fired.
At 3:15 pm 911 received reports of a road rage incident at S 54th & Washington with shots fired. Both cars left. A passenger of the victim vehicle was shot & driven to the hospital. The male victim has life-threatening injuries. Detectives & crime scene technicians are on scene. pic.twitter.com/JAW7PreU6D
— Tacoma Police Department (@TacomaPD) February 1, 2022
Both cars drove off, police said.
The driver of the victim car called 911 to report that a passenger in the backseat had been shot. She drove the 56-year-old male victim to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
The driver and the male passenger in the front seat were uninjured.
Detectives are investigating.
More news from KIRO 7
- City of Bellevue suing landslide victims for not demolishing home
- Washington police reform bill backfired on people in crisis
- Deputy accidentally shoots, kills off-duty police officer
- Do you have an investigative story tip? Send us an email at investigate@kiro7.com
©2022 Cox Media Group
