TACOMA, Wash. — Police are investigating after two people were killed in two separate shootings in a Tacoma neighborhood just a few hours apart.
According to the Tacoma Police Department (TPD), officers responded to the first shooting around 9:15 p.m. Sunday on the 9100 block of S Alaska St. When officers arrived, they found a teenage shooting victim unresponsive and began CPR.
The teen was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The second shooting took place around 12:24 a.m. Monday. According to the TPD, officers responded to the 1800 block of S. 93rd St after South Sound 911 received multiple reports of gunshots in the area.
When officers arrived, they found a man unresponsive inside a vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment complex. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
A resident from a nearby apartment told KING 5 the victim died in front of them.
"I got my hand onto his neck to feel for his pulse and it just got slower and slower, and he just died right there in my arms," the person said.
Edward Willis, another resident, said he heard the gunshots.
"It sounded like a bunch of firecrackers that were being popped over here last night," he said. "It was around 12:15, we were going out to get the chicken. As soon as we get out of the car to get the chicken, we just hear pop, pop, pop."
Willis said more of these types of incidents have been happening lately.
It is currently unknown if the two shootings are connected. No suspect information has been released at this time.
Detectives and crime scene technicians responded to both shooting scenes.
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