Man shot after domestic violence incident in Tacoma home

A man was shot in a Tacoma home on Saturday after a domestic violence incident, according to the Tacoma Police Department.

Just before 8 p.m. on Saturday, officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 1300 block of South Cushman Avenue.

When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound with non-life-threatening injuries.

According to police, the home is a split-level residence, and a couple downstairs were in a domestic violence situation.

A man that lived upstairs went downstairs to investigate, where he was assaulted.

The upstairs man shot the man downstairs in self-defense, according to police.

The downstairs man was transported to a hospital.

Police are investigating; however, they said all parties are uncooperative about the incident.

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