Homicide investigation underway after man found dead in Tacoma
(Tacoma Police Department)
TACOMA, Wash. - Police are investigating after a man was found dead, laying in the bushes with a gunshot wound early Thursday morning.
According to the Tacoma Police Department (TPD), at around 7:44 a.m., the Tacoma Fire Department responded to the corner of East T St. and East Wright Ave. to reports of an unresponsive man lying face down in the bushes.
When crews arrived, they discovered the 29-year-old man had died from a gunshot wound. TPD officers spoke to neighbors in the area, who said they heard gunshots at around 3:00 a.m., but did not call 911.
Authorities say detectives are investigating the incident as a homicide.
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Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
This is a developing story.