Yi Un Ortega dies in fatal Tacoma shooting
Fatal Tacoma shooting death of Yi Un Ortega – Obituary
A 43-year-old Tacoma resident, Yi Un Ortega, was identified as the victim of a late-night shooting in the McKinley Hill area, according to the Pierce County medical examiner. Ortega was fatally injured on March 17 from multiple gunshot wounds, with his death officially classified as a homicide.
The shooting was reported by neighbors around 11 p.m. in the 3200 block of East F Street, marking the eighth homicide in Tacoma for the year and increasing Pierce County’s total to 11. This time last year, Tacoma had experienced 14 homicides, with the county’s count at 32.
Details regarding the motive or the number of individuals involved remain unclear. As of Thursday morning, police had no new information on the investigation. Officers who arrived at the scene rendered aid until Tacoma Fire Department took over the resuscitation efforts. Ortega was pronounced dead at the scene, where neighbors had observed him lying in the street.
Fatal Tacoma shooting death of Yi Un Ortega – Obituary A 43-year-old Tacoma resident, Yi Un Ortega, was identified as the victim of a late-night shooting in the McKinley Hill area, according to the Pierce County medical examiner. Ortega was fatally injured on March 17 from multiple gunshot wounds, with his death officially classified as…
Fatal Tacoma shooting death of Yi Un Ortega – Obituary A 43-year-old Tacoma resident, Yi Un Ortega, was identified as the victim of a late-night shooting in the McKinley Hill area, according to the Pierce County medical examiner. Ortega was fatally injured on March 17 from multiple gunshot wounds, with his death officially classified as…