Main Peninsula, Washington – A suspect and four other people died Tuesday after a sheriff’s deputy responded to reports that a man was stabbing people outside a home near Tacoma, Washington.
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said deputies initially responded to reports at about 8:40 a.m. Tuesday that a 32-year-old man was violating a no-contact order. They obtained a copy of the order, learned it was incorrect because it had not been delivered to the suspect, and went to the scene to provide it to him.
While he was en route, additional reports came in that the man was stabbing people, the sheriff’s office said. The first deputy arrived within about three minutes and shots were fired. The suspect and three other people died at the scene, while another died while being transported to hospital.
The stabbing incident occurred on the Key Peninsula, west of Tacoma.