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Dustin Carter

Case from Tacoma, WA dated Sep 21, 2025

Victim Details

Dustin Carter,

Male

White / Caucasian

Tacoma

WA

2025-09-21

49

Dustin

Carter

07/10/2026

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In the late afternoon of September 21, 2025, the life of Dustin Carter, a 49-year-old White / Caucasian male from Gig Harbor, Washington, was tragically cut short in a South Tacoma alley. The events unfolded just after 3 p.m. when 911 dispatchers received calls reporting the sound of gunfire in the area between South Warner Street and South Puget Sound Avenue. When Tacoma police officers arrived at the scene, they found Carter lying near a red van with a gunshot wound to his chest. Beside him, a ...
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  • KOMO: 1 man dead, another critically injured after Tacoma shooting
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