Man arrested after woman found dead on Tacoma street
Tacoma Police are investigating a homicide. Detectives say a woman in her 50s is dead, and a man in his 60s is custody following the attack.
Police say that Wednesday morning around 2:30 a.m., Tacoma Fire responded to a call about an unresponsive woman in front of the North G Apartments.
“When they arrived, they found the female, determined that she was deceased, possibly deceased from homicidal violence,” said Tacoma Police spokesperson William Muse.
Detectives say the victim lived in the area.
“I just hope it’s none of my friends,” said a neighbor.
Residents who live near North Fourth Street and North “G” Street say they heard some commotion in the middle of the night.
“Yeah, just somebody yelling and sirens and that’s all,” said a neighbor.
Detectives say the victim died from blunt force trauma, and they’ve arrested the suspect.
“They have since taken that suspect into custody and he’s been booked to Pierce County Jail on suspicion of murder in the second degree,” said Muse.
Police say the two knew each other and are working to find out more.
“They are still trying to determine the actual relationship between the two, but at this particular point and time, we believe they are just acquaintances,” said Muse.
As police continue to gather more information, neighbors say this type of crime is unusual for the area.
“It’s just a little scary, because we’ve never had this happened in my neighborhood before,” said a neighbor.
