A Tacoma teenager was pronounced dead after being transferred to the hospital following being shot on Sunday along East 41st Street.
The Tacoma Police Department is currently looking for a suspect in the case that happened at around 9:30 p.m. across the street from the Tacoma River of Grace Church. Law enforcement officials said that officers responded to the area for reports of gunfire and found a teenage boy who was shot.
Tacoma Teen Fatally Shot
After finding the victim, authorities quickly brought him to the hospital but he unfortunately died soon after. There have been no arrests made so far about the case and detectives and Crime Scene Technicians are still investigating the incident as a homicide.
The shooting happened in an area that is only a few blocks away from a separate incident that occurred two weeks ago and also resulted in a teenager being fatally shot. The previous shooting happened on Portland Avenue, between E 43rd Street and E 44th Street, according to Yahoo News.
Law enforcement authorities have so far also now made any arrest concerning that particular shooting and officials have not clarified whether or not the two cases may be connected to each other.
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Tacoma Police Department spokesperson Shelbie Boyd added that there was another incident in the area on Monday. This was where officials received calls from people in the neighborhood regarding shots fired near East 41st Street and Salishan Boulevard.
Fortunately, that particular incident did not cause any injuries or fatalities and it is currently not known if it is also connected to the recent happenings. Officials said that detectives will review the details of the shooting once reports are filed, The News Tribune reported.
A Series of Shootings
On Monday, Blix Elementary temporarily went into lockdown around the time of one of these incidents. The lockdown was lifted shortly after law enforcement personnel notified the school that the threat was clear.
There was also a shooting on Monday in Exposition Park, where two people were struck by an unknown individual. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to reports of the shooting in the area of Western Avenue and Exposition Boulevard shortly after 4:30 p.m.
Authorities reported two victims from the incident, a young man who was said to be in his 20s and another who was between the ages of 30 and 40. The two individuals were transferred to the hospital by paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department and the older man was later pronounced dead, as per KTLA5.
