Five people died Tuesday morning in a violent incident outside a residence on Washington’s Key Peninsula, where law enforcement fatally shot a suspect who had just killed four individuals in a stabbing attack.
Deputies from the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office were initially dispatched around 8:40 a.m. Tuesday following reports that a 32-year-old individual had violated a no-contact order. Officers secured a copy of the protective order and discovered it hadn’t been properly served to the subject, prompting them to travel to the location to deliver it personally.
During their response, emergency dispatchers received additional calls reporting that the same individual was attacking people with a knife outside the residence, according to the sheriff’s department. The first responding deputy reached the scene within approximately three minutes and fatally shot the attacker, who was declared dead on site, confirmed Officer Shelbie Boyd, a spokesperson for the Pierce County Force Investigation Team.
Four people fell victim to the knife attack, with three pronounced dead at the location and a fourth succumbing to injuries during transport to the hospital.
The tragic events unfolded in a residential cul-de-sac located on the Key Peninsula, positioned northwest of Tacoma.
