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Officers fire shots at suspect in Tacoma
Tacoma police are investigating after officers fired shots at a suspect. The two officers who fired shots during the incident will be placed on administrative leave per department policy.
TACOMA, Wash. - Tacoma police are investigating after officers fired shots at a suspect Thursday night.
Before 9:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of a disturbance between a mother and her adult son on North Fife Street.
According to police, during the investigation shots were fired but no one was struck.
The 34-year-old man was taken to the hospital to be treated for a laceration on his hand that was unrelated to the shots fired. He will be booked into the Pierce County Jail for unlawful possession of a firearm and felony harassment.
Two officers who fired shots will be placed on administrative leave per department policy.
The investigation remains ongoing.