On Monday, police announced the arrest of the 17-year-old suspect. He was booked on charges of first-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.
VIDEO: Community shaken after 14-year-old shot and killed in TacomaTACOMA — A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 14-year-old boy in Tacoma last Thursday, according to the Tacoma Police Department.
Officers arrived within minutes and found a juvenile male victim who had been shot. Tacoma Fire Department medics took him to an area hospital where he died from his injuries.of the 17-year-old suspect. He was booked on charges of first-degree murder and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm.“A couple of minutes later, I hear bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! About nine shots go off,” the man told KIRO 7.“I was trying to tell the kids to hit the ground. You know, I was like, ‘Oh, man.
“So, I run over to the bus stop right across the street from 7/11; I see a young boy and a couple of ladies working on him. He had a couple of bullet wounds to the stomach, it looked like,” he said. “I was doing my client’s hair, and I turn and go, ‘Oh, something is wrong,’” Srey Sok of Angkor Salon said.“My concern is that it’s going to be more slow. You know, because clients are afraid to come out themselves,” Sok said.“What can stop this? Because there are a lot of weapons on the street and if there is nothing really anyone can do expect address the young people and hopefully parents can teach kids better,” the man said. “Hopefully justice will be served.”This is a tragic day for Tacoma.
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