Tacoma smoke shop cashier shot during armed robbery, police investigating

Tacoma Police are investigating after a cashier was shot at a business late Wednesday morning.

Officers were called to reports of a person shot near S 42nd St and S Steele St at 10:40 a.m. They arrived and found a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound.

Authorities say an armed suspect entered a business at that location and shot the man, who is a clerk there.

Tacoma Police say the victim is in stable condition.

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This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.

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