DV protection orders were sought before shooting

A Tacoma woman and her ex-boyfriend, who died in a murder-suicide earlier this month, were seeking protective orders against each other for domestic violence, according to court records.

Diana Pham, 39, died of a gunshot wound to the head on Oct. 17 near the 700 block of South 38th Street in Tacoma. His death was ruled a murder According to the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The man’s identity has not yet been released.

At 21.49, the police were dispatched to the apartment with a gun report due to domestic violence. According to a search warrant obtained by The News Tribune, Pham whispered to the 911 line that her ex-boyfriend had broken into her home and pointed a gun at her.

The warrant shows officers surrounded the building and knocked on the door to contact the ex-boyfriend. The more they knocked on the door, the more upset her ex-boyfriend got. Dispatch also tried to call him by phone.

At one point he said there was a bomb on the other side of the door and if anyone tried to get in, the bomb would explode. The emir later said it was unknown whether the bomb materials were inside the house or whether it was just a threat.

When South Sound 911 made brief contact with Pham, she said she was unable to leave and was crying in the corner of the room. Officers were unable to get either of them to leave the home, documents show.

A Tacoma sergeant contacted Pham by phone, and Pham said, “He won’t let me go or he’ll shoot me.” Her ex-boyfriend got on the phone and allegedly said he wouldn’t let her go. He also said that if SWAT arrived, they would need two body bags or words to that effect, according to the arrest warrant.

Tacoma SWAT and hostage negotiators were sent to the home, according to the documents. At 1:08 a.m. early Saturday morning, officers heard two gunshots from the apartment. Pham and the man were found with gunshot wounds to the head.

Documents show Pham was taken to Tacoma General Hospital and his chances of survival were slim. Adam St. He was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center and was not expected to survive.

They were both placed on life support and later died. The News Tribune reported. TPD notified the public about the murder-suicide on Monday.

A camera thin enough to slide under a door was found inside the house, a cell phone was on the bed and a gun was on the bedroom floor.

Pham and her ex-boyfriend requested a domestic violence protective order against each other on Sept. 3. An interim order was in effect for Pham until September 17, when a hearing was scheduled. Her ex-boyfriend’s temporary protection order was rejected. Neither showed up for the hearing on September 17, and Pham’s decision was denied. Pierce County Superior Court records.

In her petition for a protective order, Pham claimed that her ex-boyfriend shot her with a gun on three separate occasions, and that her son was present at one of those incidents. She said she had been physically, mentally and emotionally abused by him for the past three years.

In her petition for a protection order, her ex-boyfriend asked for a one-year prison sentence, saying that he was physically and psychologically abused. He also claimed that she did not allow him to use the vehicle they jointly owned.