TACOMA, Wash. — A man was killed by Tacoma police in a shooting in the Fern Hill neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.
No officers were hurt, according to the Tacoma Police Department (TPD.)
The incident took place on the 9400 block of South D Street.
Police responded to a call at around 3:10 p.m. for an assault with a weapon involving a gun. Tacoma officers who responded to the scene called for SWAT to assist.
Officers reported that shots were fired at 4:38 p.m. There was no information on whether one or multiple officers fired shots.
There were no other details available about what led up to the shooting.
The Pierce County Force Investigation Team will be investigating.
Neighbors say the incident took place at a home where they consistently heard gunfire.
"Hearing the gunshots all the time, yesterday afternoon I was home from work and about one or two in the afternoon there was eight shots right in a row, again," one neighbor told KING 5. "Happened last week too."
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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