Fifth Tacoma Homicide of 2015: Trey Tolbert
In the early evening of May 11th, a group of young people were hanging out in a parking lot police in the 9200 block of South Hosmer Street. 17-year-old Jatarius Tolbert was on his way to get his girlfriend a Slushee. His friends called him Trey. A Dodge Charger drove by Trey and the group. It was known that Trey was having problems with someone who drove a similar car. A young man in the group pulled out a revolver and fired shots at the car. One of those shots hit Trey in the back. Police arrived soon after the shots. Medics were unable to save Trey and he became the fifth Tacoma homicide of 2015.
This is the second homicide in that area in less than a week though there is no indication that the two murders are connected in any way. A few weeks after Trey's death another 17-year-old was arrested for his murder.
As always, the comments section is reserved for friends and family of Trey. Please feel free to share your thoughts and memories of him. No comments of hate or anger will be accepted. All comments are moderated and approved by me before they are posted.
- Jack Cameron
