Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to a report of an active shooter today in Tacoma, Washington. According to reports, the police department in Tacoma is responding to an active shooter report at a business located in S J. St. and an Incident reported at Martin Luther King Jr Way & S 19th St. area today Wednesday, July 6th, 2022. According to authorities, out of an abundance of caution, the St. Joseph Medical Center has been placed on immediate lockdown.
MAIN REPORT – Officers of the Tacoma Police Department are at the scene of a shooting incident reported at the intersection of 21st between Ainsworth and Cushman. According to the report, responding officers have formed a scene outside of a gas station where bullets were fired, according to a tweet that was sent out by the Tacoma Police Department. It is not known whether this incident is connected to the shooting of a 14-year-old boy at 1951 S Ainsworth Ave. that took place not far away.
Officers are on the scene of a shooting that took place at S. 19/ MLK Jr Way. This is still an active scene, please stay out of the area. Updates to follow. pic.twitter.com/LiE6bXluax
— Tacoma Police Department (@TacomaPD) July 6, 2022
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At approximately past noon, police received an additional unconfirmed report of multiple shots fired near a business and two unidentified suspects fleeing the scene after the shooting. Multiple police officers responded to the unconfirmed report of multiple shots fired near Ezell’s Famous Chicken. No confirmed victims have been identified in both incidents. It is not known if the 14-year-old’s injuries are serious at this time.
The Franciscan Health System, which has its headquarters in Tacoma, has its flagship facility located in the St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC) in Tacoma, Washington. Catholic Health Initiatives, a national charitable organization with its headquarters in Englewood, Colorado, is the organization with which Franciscan is associated.
SJMC is a Level II trauma center, so its services include 24-hour emergency medical care. [2] In 2013, the hospital opened an upgraded Level III NICU that operates in conjunction with Seattle Children’s hospital. [3] SJMC provides inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical services; heart and vascular care; orthopedic services; rehabilitation services; cancer care; diagnostic imaging; physical, speech, and occupational therapies; hospice; and a voluntary admit adult inpatient methamphetamine treatment program- Wikipedia
