Victim in fatal Tacoma stabbing identified

On Thursday the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office released the name of the man who was fatally stabbed in Tacoma Wednesday morning.

The victim has been identified as 48-year-old Jason Johnson Jr.

Just before 1 a.m. Wednesday, Tacoma police were called to the Hilltop neighborhood for a reported stabbing in the 1200 block of South 11th Street.

Johnson was taken to the hospital, where he died from his injuries. The cause of death was a stab wound to the neck.

There have been no arrests.