Tacoma resident murdered in Federal Way, second homicide this week

Published 11:35 am Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Federal Way police are investigating the murder of a 27-year-old man Tuesday morning, marking the second homicide and third shooting to occur in Federal Way this week.

Officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of South 333rd Street at 11:37 p.m. on Monday. There, they found the man slumped over in a vehicle. According to police, he was killed from an apparent gunshot wound. Detectives believe the victim is a Tacoma resident, but he has not been identified at this time.

Federal Way detectives and crime scene investigators are investigating. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Federal Way Police Department at 253-835-2121 or at their anonymous tip site www.safecityfw.com.

At about 1 a.m. on Monday, officers found a 26-year-old man, dead after being shot in the back, at an apartment located in the 1300 block of SW Campus Drive.

Later that morning, police responded to another shooting. A 19-year-old man shot a 21-year-old man in the chest, although that shooting is thought to have been accidental.