Tacoma PD: Last of 3 suspects arrested in 'spree' of drive-by shootings
TACOMA, Wash. - Tacoma Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy they say is the last suspect in a "spree" of 10 drive-by shootings between Oct. and Nov. 2022.
According to authorities, the boy was arrested at 1:38 a.m. Thursday after reportedly running from a stolen Kia near E 72nd St and 9th Ave Ct E.
Police arrested him on outstanding warrants for drive-by shooting, second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm and third-degree escape.
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Tacoma Police say this boy was the last suspect sought in a string of drive-by shootings in Tacoma:
- October 15, 2022, 9:50 p.m., 2200 block of East 65 Street
- October 22, 2022, 9:00 p.m., 2200 block of East 65 Street (2nd shooting)
- October 22, 2022, 10:24 p.m., 800 block of Martin Luther King Junior Way
- November 2, 2022, 8:22 a.m., 900 block of Martin Luther King Junior Way
The other two suspects, two 18-year-old men, were arrested in Nov. 2022. Authorities say this 16-year-old suspect had been arrested in late Oct. 2022, but was released on home monitoring. He then cut off his ankle bracelet and never showed up to court.
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According to police, all three are suspects in six other drive-by shootings.