Crime & Safety
University Place Double-Murder: New Video Shows Suspects
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office released the new surveillance video of the double-murder suspects on Wednesday.
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - The Pierce County Sheriff's Office has released new video of two men wanted in connection to a double-murder in University Place on May 14. Detectives are still trying to find the men who allegedly shot and killed two other men in a quiet residential neighborhood.
Wilberth Acala, 22, and Adrian Valencia-Cuevas, 19, were found dead in a Dodge Charger along the 6200 block of 63rd Street West. Both men were shot in the head. The shooting happened sometime before 5:30 a.m.
A local resident called police after seeing the two men motionless inside the car.
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Our detectives have found additional surveillance video that shows the two unidentified suspects as they fled from the scene of last week's double homicide in University Place. Please contact our department if you have any information on who these two men are. pic.twitter.com/rWmQQd8t1T
— Pierce Co Sheriff (@PierceSheriff) May 23, 2018
Pierce County detectives are asking for help from citizens who might have seen anything suspicious early on May 14. Police believe the suspects were in the vicinity of Alameda Avenue and 56th St. near Cirque Drive West between 4 and 5 a.m. Monday.
Tacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. Call 1-800-222-TIPS to report information.
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Image courtesy Pierce County Sheriff's Office
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