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TACOMA, Wash. - One young man is dead and another is in the hospital with serious injuries after an overnight shooting in Tacoma, police say. The shooter is believed to remain at large.



Officers and medics responded to the scene, in the 1800 block of East 44th Street in Tacoma, at about 11:15 p.m. Monday after receiving calls about gunfire, said Loretta Cool of the Tacoma Police Department.



The two young men were found at the scene. One, in his late teens, was pronounced dead. The other, in his late teens or early 20s, was taken to Tacoma General Hospital with serious injuries.



Police spent hours overnight investigating at the scene, collecting evidence and searching for clues. A van parked near the shooting scene also was towed away as part of the investigation.



So far there is no suspect description, and investigators are still trying to piece together what happened, Cool said.



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