The city of Tacoma reported 10 homicides in 2023. Half of the victims in those homicides are under the age of 18.
According to Tacoma police, three teenagers have died at the hands of gun violence. On Wednesday, a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed near Tacoma Community College.
“This family, friends, fellow students … the ripple effects, right, go throughout this community and broader,” Tacoma Police Department Public Information Officer Wendy Haddow told KIRO 7 at the scene.
Vicky McLaurin with the Neighborhood and Community Services Department of Tacoma says the city has invested $2 million in this past budget in order to provide funding for organizations and
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