Crime & Safety

1 Person Seriously Injured, Man Charged After Tacoma Shooting

A man has been charged with assault following a shooting in Tacoma early Thursday morning.

TACOMA, WA – A man has been charged with assault following a shooting in Tacoma early Thursday morning.

Police responded to a reported shooting in the 8700 block of S. Hosmer Street around 1 a.m. Thursday, according to the Tacoma Police Department Twitter account.

A male victim was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, police said.

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A 47-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault, possession of a stolen firearm and felony eluding.

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