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Case Description
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In the early morning hours of September 10, 2023, Joseph Briggs, a 39-year-old Black/African American man, found himself in a fatal confrontation in Tacoma, Washington. The incident unfolded around 2 a.m. in a parking lot in the 5200 block of South Tacoma Way, outside the Night Owl Lounge. Briggs, a martial artist and an off-duty security guard for the lounge, witnessed a group of men assaulting at least one woman and chose to intervene. His act of heroism placed him directly in the path of dang ...Read More
Victim Details

Joseph Briggs

Male

Black / African American

Tacoma

WA

2023-09-10

39

Joseph

Briggs

Yes

11/09/2025