Security increasing at Point Defiance Park following shooting
Owen Beach at Tacoma's Point Defiance Park
Tacoma's Point Defiance Park in Tacoma will be closing early all week long after a tragic shooting over the weekend.
Park officials made the announcement after a 9-year-old girl was shot in the arm while sitting in a car at a stop sign Saturday night. The incident happened inside the park, not far from Owen Beach. She is expected to be OK.
According to Metro Parks Tacoma's website:
"Metro Parks Tacoma will close Point Defiance Park at 8:30 p.m. beginning today, July 9, 2023- Sunday, July 16, 2023 and increasing evening security patrols. These decisions have been made to address safety concerns for park goers. We are saddened by the increase in gun violence in our community and the negative impact it is having on the safety of our parks."
