TACOMA, Wash. — A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was assaulted and died Saturday night in downtown Tacoma.
At 7:47 p.m., Tacoma police were called to the area of South 9th and Market streets for a report of a man assaulting a woman.
When officers and medics arrived, lifesaving measures were attempted, but the 37-year-old woman died at the scene, police said.
Police said a witness approached the man, who then fled.
However, police said at 8:42 p.m., the suspect returned to the scene and was taken into custody.
The investigation is ongoing.
At 7:47 pm officers responded to a male assaulting a female at S. 9th/Market St. Officers located a 37-yr-old female victim who was pronounced deceased on scene. The suspect returned to the scene & was taken into custody at 8:42 pm. This is being investigated as a homicide. pic.twitter.com/Qlj282dr5y
— Tacoma Police Department (@TacomaPD) May 1, 2022
At 7:47 pm officers responded to a male assaulting a female at S. 9th/Market St. Officers located a 37-yr-old female victim who was pronounced deceased on scene. The suspect returned to the scene & was taken into custody at 8:42 pm. This is being investigated as a homicide. pic.twitter.com/Qlj282dr5y
— Tacoma Police Department (@TacomaPD) May 1, 2022
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