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On the morning of November 11, 2016, 23-year-old Morgan Deines was found in the driver’s seat of her Lexus SUV in Tacoma with a gunshot wound to the back of her head. Her vehicle had traveled about a block after the shooting before stopping against another car. Deines was taken to a hospital and later died of her injuries.

Investigators say the incident began when Deines and a male accomplice were stealing items from parked cars near North Seventh and North Junett streets. They reportedly took a cellphone from 28-year-old James Reha and were attempting to remove speakers from his trunk when he awoke. As Deines and her accomplice fled, Reha retrieved a gun and fired multiple rounds into the back of the departing vehicle, striking Deines. Her accomplice ran on foot and later spoke with police.

Reha was arrested, charged with second-degree murder and first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, and later pleaded guilty to manslaughter, receiving a 10-year prison sentence. Did anyone in the Tacoma area see activity around North Seventh and North Junett that night or know Morgan’s movements before the shooting?