Craig Sailor | The (Tacoma) News Tribune | Jan. 14, 2025 at 6:00 am
Steven Bird was a man who would go out of his way to help seniors or others who, like him, were disabled. He advocated for safer streets and efficient transit and volunteered at walking tours around Tacoma.
On the evening of Dec. 2, Bird, 63, and two friends were walking across a Burien crosswalk when an SUV with its lights off failed to stop. One of Bird’s friends threw his keys at the vehicle.
Soon, two men emerged from the SUV. The passenger then allegedly punched Bird and one of his companions, according to charging documents. The occupants then fled the scene in the vehicle.
Bird fell to the ground, his head striking the pavement.
Five days later, Bird died. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a homicide from blunt-force injury to the head.
Craig Sailor: csailor@thenewstribune.com.