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Tacoma Officer-Involved Shooting at Stevens Street

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Tacoma Police officers responded to the 700 block of South Stevens Street for a domestic assault report at approximately 2:38 p.m.

At 3:56 p.m., officers reported shots fired at the scene. The adult male suspect was pronounced deceased by Tacoma Fire Department personnel after officers rendered aid. The Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) will lead the investigation, with the involved officer placed on administrative leave.

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    Tacoma Officer-Involved Shooting at Stevens Streetβ€œAt approximately 2:38 p.m., Tacoma Police officers responded to the 700 block of South Stevens Street for a report of a domestic assault. Officers arrived on scene at approximately 3:09 p.m. At approximately 3:56 p.m., officers reported shots fired at the scene. Tacoma officers rendered aid to the adult male suspect until Tacoma Fire Department personnel responded a short time later and pronounced the suspect deceased at the scene. The Pierce County Force Investigation Team (PCFIT) and the Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) have responded to the scene. OII will lead the investigation into the officer-involved shooting. The involved officer was not injured and will be placed on administrative leave in accordance with department policy. All further updates regarding the investigation will be provided by the Office of Independent Investigations Communications Director, Hector Castro at [email protected] or 360-870-8115.”
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    Tacoma Police responded to a domestic assault, then a suspect was shot and died; OII leads investigation.β€œAt approximately 2:38 p.m., Tacoma Police officers responded to the 700 block of South Stevens Street for a report of a domestic assault. Officers arrived on scene at approximately 3:09 p.m. At approximately 3:56 p.m., officers reported shots fired at the scene. Tacoma officers rendered aid to the adult male suspect until Tacoma Fire Department personnel responded a short time later and pronounced the suspect deceased at the scene. The Pierce County Force Investigation Team (PCFIT) and the Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) have responded to the scene. OII will lead the investigation into the officer-involved shooting.”
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    Tacoma Police officers responded to the 700 block of South Stevens Street for a domestic assault report at approximately 2:38 p.m.β€œAt approximately 2:38 p.m., Tacoma Police officers responded to the 700 block of South Stevens Street for a report of a domestic assault.”
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    At 3:56 p.m., officers reported shots fired at the scene. The adult male suspect was pronounced deceased by Tacoma Fire Department personnel after officers rendered aid. The Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) will lead the investigation, with the involved officer placed on administrative leave.β€œAt approximately 3:56 p.m., officers reported shots fired at the scene. Tacoma officers rendered aid to the adult male suspect until Tacoma Fire Department personnel responded a short time later and pronounced the suspect deceased at the scene. The Pierce County Force Investigation Team (PCFIT) and the Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) have responded to the scene. OII will lead the investigation into the officer-involved shooting. The involved officer was not injured and will be placed on administrative leave in accordance with department policy.”
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At approximately 2:38 p.m., Tacoma Police officers responded to the 700 block of South Stevens Street for a report of a domestic assault. Officers arrived on scene at approximately 3:09 p.m. At approximately 3:56 p.m., officers reported shots fired at the scene. Tacoma officers rendered aid to the adult male suspect until Tacoma Fire Department personnel responded a short time later and pronounced the suspect deceased at the scene. The Pierce County Force Investigation Team (PCFIT) and the Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) have responded to the scene. OII will lead the investigation into the officer-involved shooting. The involved officer was not injured and will be placed on administrative leave in accordance with department policy. All further updates regarding the investigation will be provided by the Office of Independent Investigations Communications Director, Hector Castro at [email protected] or 360-870-8115.
Source: https://tacoma.gov/news/officer-involved-shooting-700-block-of-south-stevens-street/

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