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Tacoma police are investigating a double homicide in downtown Tacoma. Officers were sent to the 800 block of Pacific Avenue at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, October 4, after reports of gunfire, and found two men with gunshot wounds. Police and Tacoma Fire Department crews attempted life-saving measures, but both men died at the scene.

A woman was also shot and was taken to a hospital with an injury police described as not life-threatening, according to an update from Officer Shelbie Boyd at about 10:50 a.m. Detectives and crime scene technicians are interviewing witnesses and looking for video of the shooting. The article does not name the victims, identify a suspect, or report any arrests.

Krista Perez, a progressive Democrat challenging incumbent Democratic Rep. Melanie Morgan in Tacoma’s 29th Legislative District, was booked into Pierce County Corrections for driving under the influence early Tuesday morning (Aug. 11). Per Seattle Red’s reporting, she struck a parked car and set off a chain reaction that damaged five cars in total, and the Tacoma City Attorney’s Office has not yet filed formal charges.

The timing matters because the race is extremely tight: unofficial primary results as of Aug. 13 show Perez leading Morgan by just 380 votes, with both advancing to November. A DUI doesn’t disqualify her, and a Democratic consultant noted that even a marginal effect on voters could decide such a close contest. Perez, on her attorney’s advice, declined to comment further.

Pierce County is putting $300,000 into expanding the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department’s gun lockbox program. The money buys 1,500 biometric lockboxes, free to residents, available starting June 8 at the health department’s family resource centers plus local shooting ranges and firearm retailers, with operating instructions given at pickup. The funding also covers gun violence prevention education and direct outreach to gun owners. Staff will collect demographic info from recipients, targeting firearm owners and people close to them.