Police arrest suspect in shooting death of Tacoma teenager
May 8, 2025, 7:38 AM

Police investigate the crime scene of a shooting in Tacoma. (Photo courtesy of 成人X站 7)
(Photo courtesy of 成人X站 7)
Tacoma police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a high school student last month.
17-year-old Veron Locket was shot and killed along East 41st Street on Sunday, April 20.
Today, Tacoma police say they鈥檝e put together enough evidence to arrest a 20-year-old man in the case.
聽at the end of April, who says she was just waiting for him to get home for dinner that night.
鈥淚 never will get to meet his children. I will never get to meet his children,鈥 the mother said. 鈥淚 got to go to the funeral service to make arrangements for my baby who was trying to do his best and someone decided to take it.鈥
A week earlier, just down the road, another聽. So far, there have been no arrests in that case.