TACOMA, Wash. — Editor's note: The above video on police investigating a double homicide in Tacoma originally aired Nov. 22, 2022.
A 28-year-old man was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated murder related to a double homicide in Tacoma on Monday.
The suspect, identified as Paul Michael Harrison Snider was also charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm
Tacoma police are investigating the double homicide that occurred just after 8 a.m. on Monday near 8000 South Hosmer street.
A 911 call was placed saying there was a victim of trauma laying on a sidewalk. When police arrived, they found a deceased person with gunshot wounds. Upon a search of the scene, another person was discovered to be deceased inside a nearby Prowler trailer.
The victims were men between 35 and 45 years old.
According to court documents, a short time after the bodies were discovered on Monday afternoon, Snider was identified as the suspect and arrested.
The two homicides and a separate homicide that happened late Monday night bring Tacoma's total to 40 in 2022, a new record for the city.
Neighbor Leslie Shaw said gunshots have become common in the area where the men were killed.
"I have an 8-year-old in the house who went to school about two months ago and told the counselor he’s scared at home," said Shaw.
According to court documents, Snider was seen by witnesses and recorded on surveillance cameras at the crime scene.
One witness said he was driving to Bass Pro Shops when he saw someone laying face down on the sidewalk. He looked closer and saw a pool of blood. He then called 911. The witness also said someone else walked up and he heard the gunshot and said something about a black sedan speeding off westbound on 80th Street shortly after.
Authorities watched surveillance video from the nearby Bass Pro Shops that showed a man coming out of the Prowler trailer at approximately 6:17 a.m. As he stepped from the trailer, a suspected muzzle flash, or a bright flash from a gun, could be seen on the video.
At the same time as the flash, the victim fell onto the sidewalk from the trailer door. The suspect then appears to fall on top of the victim before fleeing eastbound on S. 80th Street on foot.
According to court documents, the surveillance footage from Bass Pro Shops showed the suspect walk from the crime scene to a different nearby trailer. Police located that trailer and found Snider inside.
Police said Snider was wearing the same clothes as the suspect in the footage when they found him. They also got a warrant to search the trailer he was found in and discovered two pistols.
According to court documents, the suspect admitted to being inside the trailer where the homicides occurred, but he denied shooting anyone.
According to police, Snider has prior felony convictions, which prohibit him from owning a firearm.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.