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On the evening of April 6, 2021, a 29-year-old female named Mariela Vargas-Brown was driving along the scenic Ruston Way in Tacoma, Washington, with her boyfriend. At approximately 10:30 p.m., the pleasant spring evening was shattered by the sound of gunshots. A bullet struck Mariela, causing her to lose control of her vehicle and crash into a pole in the 4300 block of Ruston Way.
Her boyfriend managed to get her out of the crashed car, but her injuries were fatal. When Tacoma police and ...Read More
Her boyfriend managed to get her out of the crashed car, but her injuries were fatal. When Tacoma police and ...Read More
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Mariela Vargas-Brown
Female
White / Caucasian
Tacoma
WA
2021-04-06
29
Mariela
Vargas-Brown
11/09/2025







