13th Tacoma Homicide of 2021: Leroy Nevarro
In the early morning hours of July 18, 2021 neighbors in the 5600 block of Pacific Avenue heard gunshots. Police arrived around 3:00am to find 39-year-old Leroy Navarro shot in the torso. Leroy was transferred to an area hospital where he later died of his wound becoming the thirteenth Tacoma homicide this year.
Despite this homicide occurring almost a year and a half ago, detectives have released little other information and have announced no leads on this case.
I was unable to find much online about Leroy. These sorts of homicides are haunting. They get little mention in the press and are quickly forgotten by everyone but those who knew the victim, those investigating the case, and the person responsible for the crime. It’s all too easy to just see it as another shooting while ignoring the fact that every death is like a meteor strike to every life the victim touched.
As always the comments section is reserved for those who knew Leroy and want to share their thoughts and memories of him.
If you knew Leroy and have a photo you’d like to share for this article, please email me at jackcameronis@gmail.com.
- Jack Cameron
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