TACOMA, Wash. — A man with a gunshot wound was found dead in a Tacoma road early Monday.
At 5:13 a.m., personnel from the Tacoma Fire Department saw a man on the road at the intersection of East 72nd and East I Street.
The man appeared to have been shot, according to Tacoma police.
Detectives and crime scene technicians responded. The death is being investigated as a homicide.
Medics immediately gave the man aid and called for police. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
East 72nd Street is shut down between McKinley Avenue and Golden Given Road during the investigation.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477).