On January 22, 2022, 27-year-old Gage Hallstead was fatally shot while sitting in a car with his brother, cousin and another individual outside an apartment complex in Midland, Washington. The shooting occurred about 11:20 p.m. near 76th Street Court East and Golden Given Road East when an unknown vehicle reportedly pulled up alongside the two cars occupied by Hallstead and his family and an occupant or occupants opened fire.

Hallstead’s father was in the other vehicle and tried to drive his mortally wounded son and an injured nephew to safety. With two tires shot out, he drove about three miles to Northeast Tacoma and then stopped to call for help. When officers arrived, Hallstead had died of multiple gunshot wounds; the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide. The three other victims survived and were taken to local hospitals with serious injuries.

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department searched for a white or light-colored sedan seen leaving the scene, but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. Does anyone in the Midland or Northeast Tacoma area recall seeing that sedan or anything suspicious that night?