Submitted by Sgt. Charles Porche, Lakewood Police.
On January 17, 2025, at approximately 5:20pm, Lakewood Officers responded to a reported shooting at the B&I shopping complex (8012 S Tacoma Way). Upon arriving at the location, officers located one female that had sustained gunshot wounds. She was provided with medica aid by responding officers and then transported to a local hospital for further treatment. Shortly after officers learned that a second shooting victim was at a separate hospital. Neither victim sustained life threatening injuries. The suspect in the shooting had fled the area prior to law enforcement arrival.
Detectives have been diligently working on this case since January 17. They were able to confirm the identity of the suspect, which led to formal charging and the issuance of an arrest warrant for two counts of Assault 1st degree.
Detectives continued to follow leads and search for the suspect. On February 3, 2025, Lakewood Officers located the suspect in Federal Way, where he was a passenger in a vehicle. The Federal Way Police Department was requested to assist in his apprehension. Following a brief vehicle pursuit Victor MORAN, as well as the other occupants of the vehicle, were taken into custody. At the time of his arrest, without incident, MORAN was in possession of two firearms. MORAN was booked in to jail on the outstanding warrant for the shooting incident and these new charges. The other occupants in the vehicle were also booked for various charges.
With tireless work and diligence, detectives and officers were successful in identifying, locating and taking into custody a violent offender. The Lakewood Police Department would like to extend our thank you to the Federal Way Police Department for their assistance with this arrest.
Good work to all including
Is shooter still in jail or back on the streets
Thank you for this report. We need more follow-up’s like this. Often a crime is committed and we never hear what happens afterwards.
Congratulations to the two police departments. We appreciate your service and determination.
Awesome job. Thank you! Hope the innocent by-standers heal up both in body and spirits.
Thanks for the excellent work Lakewood Police Department, and Federal Way Police Department.
After the suspect’s alleged criminal behavior and law enforcement’s excellent crime-busting work our criminal justice system will now take over.
It frustrates me to know our criminal justice system is too soft and downright defective. If this incident is, as described with no mitigating factors such as the two victims chasing the suspect with a Girl Scout knife, then the suspect, if convicted beyond a reasonable doubt, should serve LIFE IN PRISON.
LIFE IN PRISON for one gun packing felon would display consequences for other wanna-be shooters. LIFE IN PRISON would remove a human reject from society protecting the rest of us from being victimized, hurt, or killed by a repeat offender.
Time off for good behavior is a faulty concept. A more intelligent and efficient system would set a convicted subject free after the judge’s and jury’s sentence is completed in full.
On the other hand, if the incarcerated individual commits bad behavior while in prison, then time should be added to the original sentence. The reward for good behavior is no time added.
In this case, we are not talking about stealing donuts which should earn a thief the consequence of 6 months in jail, we are talking about 1st-degree assault and attempted murder. The main reason the shooter did not kill one of the victims is he apparently is a lousy shot.
If found guilty, lock him away from society, and throw the key away.
If you do not agree with me, you have to admit our planet would be a safer more peaceful place if evildoers were removed from our environment.
Despite my outspoken opinions, I have not forgotten that one of the benefits of living in America is the accused are assumed innocent until proven guilty.
Joseph Boyle