PUYALLUP, Wash. — A tenant at a Puyallup apartment complex shot at three armed intruders Tuesday night, injuring two of them, according to Puyallup police.
After an initial investigation, police do not believe this was a random act of violence and say there appears to be a connection between the apartment and the individuals.
The shooting happened around 10:50 p.m. at the Riverside Park Apartments, located on the 3100 block of East Main Avenue.
Investigators believe three males went to the apartment complex for a burglary or home invasion robbery. The three males were reportedly armed and entered an apartment through an unlocked door, according to police.
An armed tenant, a 19-year-old man, confronted the intruders and fired multiple rounds at them, according to police.
The Puyallup Police Department said both victims are men in their early 20s and were taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
Police said someone living in the apartment complex found one of the victims shot in the parking lot and called 911. The second victim was found near the street.
When officers arrived on the scene, police said they received multiple reports of individuals and vehicles fleeing the scene.
The Puyallup Police Department is asking anyone with information to call the department’s tip line at (253) 770-3343.
Tuesday night’s shooting was the third shooting in the Puyallup area in less than a month.
The first shooting happened around 2:45 a.m. on February 28 at a house party on the 12100 block of 105th Avenue Ct East in South Hill. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department said a fight broke out in the street and numerous shots were fired. A 22-year-old man was shot and killed, and another person was also shot and taken to the hospital.
The second shooting happened around 2:35 p.m. on March 15. Police said a man in his 20s was killed in a drive-by shooting. The victim was found dead outside a home on the 600 block of 8th Street Northwest near the north Puyallup area. Officers said they found multiple used shell cartridges on the street.