University Place resident Majeed Lamir Guerry, 31, was indicted Wednesday in connection with a May 30, 2025, shooting inside the Brass Lantern tavern on Tacoma’s Eastside. He appeared in Pierce County Superior Court on April 22, entered a not‑guilty plea and was hit with $700,000 in new bail. The court ordered that amount to run consecutively with an earlier $300,000 bond from a February case, leaving him facing roughly $1 million in total pretrial bail.
Indictment ties Guerry to 2025 bar shooting
Charging papers reviewed by investigators say security footage and witnesses describe a suspect arguing and physically fighting with a woman inside the Brass Lantern on the night of May 30, 2025. The suspect allegedly turned away from the confrontation and fired three rounds toward the doorway, where at least seven people were in the area when the shots went off. Detectives say the gunman then fled in a gray four‑door Kia, and officers later impounded a vehicle and recovered fingerprints they contend match Guerry. Those details are laid out in charging documents reported by The News Tribune, which also notes that a jury trial in the Brass Lantern case is set for June 10.
February water‑balloon confrontation left a teen wounded
At the time of the indictment, Guerry was already in custody awaiting trial in a separate Feb. 28 shooting. In that case, police say four teenagers were cornered in a gravel lot and one passenger was shot in the chest, a boy who was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive. The City of Tacoma reports that investigators concluded the juveniles had been throwing water balloons at passing vehicles, and that the suspect later robbed the group at gunpoint before the shooting. According to the city’s account, officers arrested Guerry and another adult associated with him on March 20. Coverage from KIRO 7 summarizes the charges and lays out the investigatory evidence.
Court weighs record as it sets bail
Prosecutors argued for a steep bond, pointing to what they described as Guerry’s lengthy criminal history, including prior felony convictions and multiple domestic‑violence misdemeanor complaints. The News Tribune reports that the state initially recommended $500,000 in bail for the Brass Lantern case, but Judge Joseph Evans went higher, setting it at $700,000 to run consecutively with the earlier $300,000 bond, a combined $1,000,000. The outlet notes that Guerry pleaded not guilty at his arraignment, and that the Feb. 28 case is tentatively slated for a May 6 jury trial while the bar‑shooting trial is scheduled for June 10.
What’s next
Guerry remains in custody as both cases move through pretrial calendars, while prosecutors continue reviewing evidence that could lead to modified or more specific charges. Local reporting has noted that the state is reserving the option to upgrade certain assault counts to attempted‑murder charges as the investigation develops. Fox 13 Seattle and other outlets have been tracking the court filings and hearings. Authorities are asking anyone with information about either incident to contact Tacoma Police, and the city’s press release includes direct contact details for investigators.
