UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — A 22-year-old was rushed to the hospital after he was shot multiple times in University Place, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.
Dispatchers received a call of a man who was shot at the 5600 block of Hannah Pierce Rd W in University Place.
University Place deputies were in the area from a different disturbance call and immediately located the victim outside an apartment complex.
The victim was shot multiple times through a door when the suspect knocked, looking for someone.
Tacoma police located and arrested the suspect when they responded to a disturbance call in the area.
The 23-year-old was booked into the Pierce County Jail for assault in the first degree.