--- description: A Wednesday stand off between police and a domestic violence suspect left both a police officer and the suspect dead, according to reports title: Tacoma, Wash Police Standoff Leaves Officer and Suspect Dead image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc541cac8a5e3dbf/6988b031428a9e2278cd5272/tacoma-police.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Standoff Over Domestic Violence Call Leaves Police Officer Dead in Tacoma  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 1, 2016 12:35 PM CUT  An ambulance bearing the body of a Tacoma Police officer who was shot and killed while answering a domestic violence call, drives away from Tacoma General Hospital in a procession Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in Tacoma, Wash. An ambulance bearing the body of a Tacoma Police officer who was shot and killed while answering a domestic violence call, drives away from Tacoma General Hospital in a procession Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, in Tacoma, Wash.Ted S. Warren—AP  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Dec 1, 2016 12:35 PM CUT A Wednesday stand off between police and a domestic violence suspect [left both a police officer and the suspect dead](http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/reports-gunman-on-loose-after-tacoma-shooting/471880731 "undefined"). The 45-year-old police officer, who has yet to be identified by officials, responded to a domestic violence call around 4 p.m. PST to find the suspect barricaded in his home. The suspect shot the officer who was transported to a local hospital before dying from the wounds, according to a K5 [report](http://www.king5.com/news/local/officer-injured-in-tacomas-eastside-suspect-barricaded-inside-home/359944347 "undefined"). The suspect fired shots again at 7:30 p.m. The standoff continued into the night with the male suspect thought to be the only person in the house, according to reports. Police shot and killed the suspect early Thursday morning, according to a Kiro 7 [report](http://www.kiro7.com/news/local/reports-gunman-on-loose-after-tacoma-shooting/471880731 "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/CityofTacoma/status/804226077308522496) “All of Washington grieves with Tacoma, which tonight lost one of their finest,” Washington Governor Jay Inslee said in a statement. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4587127/tacoma-police-shooting/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4587127/tacoma-police-shooting/"},"headline":"Standoff Over Domestic Violence Call Leaves Police Officer Dead in Tacoma","datePublished":"2016-12-01T12:35:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:04:19.133Z","description":"The suspect was also killed","url":"https://time.com/4587127/tacoma-police-shooting/","keywords":["Crime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc541cac8a5e3dbf/6988b031428a9e2278cd5272/tacoma-police.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Justin Worland","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/justin-worland/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbc541cac8a5e3dbf/6988b031428a9e2278cd5272/tacoma-police.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Officer Shot Tacoma","caption":"Officer Shot Tacoma","creditText":"Ted S. Warren—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4587127/tacoma-police-shooting/","name":"Standoff Over Domestic Violence Call Leaves Police Officer Dead in Tacoma"}}]}] ```