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2 dead in Puyallup, WA shooting after domestic dispute escalates
Two people are dead and one injured after a domestic violence incident in Puyallup turned into a shooting. Police say a neighbor intervened, killing the suspect, as investigators work to determine what led to the violence.
PUYALLUP, Wash. - Two people are dead and one person is hurt after a domestic violence shooting in Puyallup.
Police said it started with a case of domestic violence and escalated into gunshots in a neighbor's driveway and garage.
FOX 13 Seattle talked with people nearby about what they heard and what they saw.
Deadly shooting in Puyallup
What they're saying:
Many said they were shaken up by the incident. Detectives are piecing together what happened as they try to figure out how this family fight got so heated.
"We are all in shock that this happened in our neighborhood," neighbor Michelle Weingarden-Bandes said.
It was a family dispute turned deadly.
Weingarden-Bandes is a neighbor and nurse who saw the aftermath.
Puyallup police responded to 31st St NW as three people inside a home argued, and it spilled out into the street and eventually onto a neighbor's driveway.
"Any time that it escalates to this level, it's obviously very concerning. We don't get a lot of that escalation like this," Capt. Kevin Gill said.
What we know:
Investigators said a man involved in the dispute shot two women.
One of the women is dead, and the other was badly hurt and rushed to the hospital, according to police.
Puyallup police told FOX 13 News the neighbor intervened and shot and killed the man.
"There was a girl here who was face down, and she was still breathing a little and trying to move a little, but she wasn't doing much and then pretty quick a cop came on scene and he and I pulled her out, turned her over and found her gunshot wound on her abdomen," Weingarden-Bandes said.
Detectives are working to find out why the fight got so intense as they process two crime scenes.
They said the neighbor is cooperating with them.
So far, investigators haven't confirmed if they've been to the home before for any domestic violence or other calls that may have indicated problems before this tragedy.
"We are all not just in shock about what we saw, those of us who were out here this morning, but that this has happened in our neighborhood," Weingarden-Bandes said.
Detectives spent hours combing through evidence and talking with witnesses.
Their work continued into Thursday as neighbors stopped by to share condolences and look at the scene surrounded by crime tape.
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The Source: Information in this story comes from original reporting by FOX 13 Seattle reporter Dan Griffin.