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Joseph Richard Allen

Case from Tacoma, WA dated Jun 02, 2026

Victim Details

Joseph Richard Allen

Male

White / Caucasian

Tacoma

WA

2026-06-02

54

Joseph

Richard Allen

07/08/2026

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On a Tuesday morning in Tacoma, Washington, 54-year-old Joseph Richard Allen was fatally shot in an encounter near an elevator at the KOZ apartments on Martin Luther King Jr. Way. The incident, which occurred on June 2, 2026, led to a swift police response. Officers arrived just after 11 a.m. to find Allen with a gunshot wound. Despite their efforts to save him until the Tacoma Fire Department arrived, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office later officia ...
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  • https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/person-arrested-after-deadly-shooting-on-tacomas-martin-luther-king-jr-way/281-de201d01-7889-49e3-90b7-291c9fefa884
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