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Tacoma man fatally shot in Friday night robbery

TACOMA, Wash. — A Tacoma man was fatally shot during a robbery Friday night, according to the Tacoma Police Department.

Officers responded to the 6600 block of South Alaska St. around 11:30 p.m. They attempted life saving measures, but the 39-year-old victim was declared dead on scene by the Tacoma Fire Department.

The suspects are described as three armed black men wearing masks who fled the scene, according to a release from the department.

The shooting is being investigated as a homicide.