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Shawn Joyner

Case from Tacoma, WA dated Aug 15, 2023

Victim Details

Shawn Joyner

Male

Black / African American

Tacoma

WA

2023-08-15

45

Shawn

Joyner

07/04/2026

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In the late hours of August 15, 2023, the life of Shawn Joyner, a 45-year-old Black / African American man, was tragically cut short in Tacoma, Washington. Just after midnight, in the 1400 block of Ernest K. Brazil Street, Joyner was shot multiple times. When Tacoma police officers arrived at the scene, they found him with critical injuries and immediately began to render aid. Despite their efforts, he succumbed to his wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. The Pierce County Medical Examin ...
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