Dominic Mayhugh, 43, was found dead in the late morning of October 10, 2025, at a homeless encampment behind a home-improvement store in the 2700 block of South Orchard Street in Tacoma, Washington. The Pierce County Medical Examiner confirmed two gunshot wounds to the head and ruled the death a homicide. Tacoma Police were dispatched after a 911 call at about 12:07 p.m.

Initial investigative steps included review of surveillance that showed a man later identified as 38-year-old Joshua Joseph Bishop walking away from the encampment around 11:17 a.m., shortly before a nearby store employee reported hearing gunshots at about 11:18 a.m. Bishop told detectives he had been in a fistfight with Mayhugh, knocked him unconscious, then fled because he feared Mayhugh, who he said was armed with two pistols, would shoot him; Bishop denied hearing any gunshots. Charges against Bishop were later dismissed when 49-year-old Ryan Anthony Jacobsen came forward and confessed to the killing.

Jacobsen told detectives he had been present during the fight, took Mayhugh’s two pistols after Bishop knocked him out, and shot Mayhugh twice, saying he acted because he feared for his life and the safety of others at the encampment. A not guilty plea was entered for Jacobsen and his bail was set at $1 million. Does anyone have information about Mayhugh, the encampment, or what was witnessed that morning?