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Lucas Gritzke

Case from Puyallup, WA dated Apr 16, 2016

Victim Details

Lucas Gritzke

Male

Puyallup

WA

2016-04-16

25

Lucas

Gritzke

07/16/2026

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In the early morning hours of April 16, 2016, a dispute inside a room at the Northwest Motor Inn in Puyallup, Washington, ended in the shooting death of 25-year-old Lucas Gritzke. A man from Federal Way, Gritzke had gone to the motel to confront a fellow heroin dealer, Troy Bottemiller, who he believed had been impersonating him to sell drugs to his clients while he was in jail. The confrontation escalated, leading to a fatal gunshot wound to Gritzke's chest.

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  • thenewstribune: Man charged in fatal shooting at Puyallup motel accused of impersonating victim
  • thenewstribune: Medical examiner IDs man killed in Puyallup motel shooting
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