At a little after two in the morning on October 9, 2022 fifty-one-year-old Gregory Hughes stepped out of one of the Fern Hill Terrace Apartments in the 200 block of South 80th Street and lit up a smoke. He was staying with a friend and coworker. He worked in carpentry and contracting. Always the guy to call if you needed something fixed. Charging documents later stated that about twenty minutes after Gregory stepped out his friend heard someone yell, “I live here! I live here!” This was quickly followed by five gunshots.
36th Tacoma Homicide of 2022: Gregory Hughes
36th Tacoma Homicide of 2022: Gregory Hughes
36th Tacoma Homicide of 2022: Gregory Hughes
At a little after two in the morning on October 9, 2022 fifty-one-year-old Gregory Hughes stepped out of one of the Fern Hill Terrace Apartments in the 200 block of South 80th Street and lit up a smoke. He was staying with a friend and coworker. He worked in carpentry and contracting. Always the guy to call if you needed something fixed. Charging documents later stated that about twenty minutes after Gregory stepped out his friend heard someone yell, “I live here! I live here!” This was quickly followed by five gunshots.