Saturday night, a Tacoma police SUV drove through a crowd, knocking down several people and running over at least one. This occurred after the vehicle was surrounded by a mob that was apparently watching or participating in street racing downtown.

Police responded to reports of street racing at the South 900 Block of Pacific Avenue. Tacoma police spokeswoman, Officer Wendy Haddow, said the agency started receiving calls at 6:19 p.m. Upon arrival, the SUV was surrounded by people who were reportedly hitting the vehicle and threatening the officers inside. They ordered the crowd to disperse, then tried to back up but were completely surrounded. Then, this happened.