Archive - Tacoma Stories

February 2025

1st Tacoma Homicide of 2024: Rhoda Butler

It isn’t easy getting older.

Feb 24 •

32nd Tacoma Homicide of 2023: Robert Grace

On the evening of December 27, 2023 64-year-old Robert Lee Grace was at a homeless encampment under Interstate 5 on East Bay Street and East 28th, just…

Feb 17 •

31st Tacoma Homicide of 2023: Ngaire Tusi

Ngaire Tusi had a group of friends her mother was uncertain about.

Feb 10 •

30th Tacoma Homicide of 2023: Christian 'Big Chris' Cherry

Christian Cherry was called ‘Big Chris’ and at 6’ 8” you might think it’s simply because Big Chris was big.

Feb 3 •

January 2025

29th Tacoma Homicide of 2023: Lane Gouker

Twenty-six-year-old Lane Gouker used to live at the Aero Apartments in the 9300 block of Ash Street with his ex-girlfriend, but they had moved out weeks…

Jan 27 •

28th Tacoma Homicide of 2023: Nodra Emile

Forty-seven-year-old Nodra Emile was staying at her mother’s house in the 6200 block of South Cheyenne Street on December 2, 2023.

Jan 20 •

27th Tacoma Homicide of 2023: Monic Swan

Tacoma has a lot of bars.

Jan 13 •

26th Tacoma Homicide of 2023: James Reha

You never know who you’re going to be in an intense situation.

Jan 6 •

December 2024

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