Victor McVea III, 40, was found unresponsive with an apparent life-threatening gunshot wound in the 1900 block of Milwaukee Way in Tacoma in the early morning hours of October 31, 2023. The initial call came just after 6:00 AM; officers began life-saving measures but the Tacoma Fire Department pronounced him dead at the scene. The shooting was counted as the city’s 25th homicide that year.

The location was outside the Tacoma Residential Reentry Center. Investigators noted a car at the scene with several bullet holes and have been working to reconstruct why McVea was at that spot and what led to the shooting. As of the initial reports, no arrests had been announced and the Tacoma Police Department was treating the death as a homicide. Authorities asked anyone with security footage from the industrial area or who witnessed unusual activity to come forward.

If anyone has camera footage or saw something that morning, can you share it with the Tacoma Police Department to help bring answers for Victor’s family?