TACOMA, Wash. — The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) says a 21-year-old man is dead following a shooting that stemmed from a road rage incident in Tacoma on Friday night.
At around 10:15 p.m., deputies responded near Military Road East and 11th Avenue East and found an SUV that had crashed into a tree.
The 21-year-old driver had been shot and bystanders helped deputies pull him out of the car, according to the sheriff’s office.
Fire crews arrived and attempted treatment, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators believe the shooting happened after a road rage incident on 22nd Avenue after the morning commute.
“When this young man had left his home to go to work and within 10 minutes of that time had gotten into some kind of road rage altercation with another vehicle,” said deputy Carly Cappetto with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office noted that the 475 road rage calls recorded in 2025 are consistent with the average number of calls they have received over the last few years.
Law enforcement officials urged drivers to never engage with aggressive motorists.
Cappetto advised anyone in a similar situation to seek a public safety facility immediately.
“You should immediately go to a fire station, a police station, the nearest station you can find or get on the phone with 911 and they will direct you to a safe location to meet a deputy and report your incident,” Cappetto said.
PCSO says no suspects have been arrested.
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