Crime & Safety

Dying Man Dropped Off At Tacoma Hospital, Police Investigating

Just before 5:30 a.m. a man suffering from several gunshot wounds was left at St. Joseph Medical Center. He died shortly afterwards.

TACOMA, WA — Police have been called to investigate after a dying man was left at a Tacoma-area hospital early Wednesday.

According to Tacoma Police, around 5:30 a.m. a car pulled up to St. Joseph Medical Center at 1700 S J Street, and dropped off a man who was suffering from several gunshot wounds. The car then took off.

Shortly afterwards, the man was pronounced deceased.

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Tacoma Police detectives and crime scene technicians have been called in to investigate the man's death, but very little else about their investigation has been released thus far.

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