Suspect and 4 others are dead after stabbing near Tacoma, Washington, authorities say
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Key Points:
- A 32-year-old man fatally stabbed four people outside a home on the Key Peninsula northwest of Tacoma, Washington, before being shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy responding to the scene.
- Deputies initially responded to reports that the man was violating a no-contact order, but learned the order was not valid as it had not been served to him; additional reports of stabbings prompted immediate police action.
- The stabbing victims included three who died at the scene and one who died en route to the hospital; the attacker had a history of mental health and substance abuse issues and a protection order had been obtained against him by his mother.
- The protective order required the suspect to stay away from his mother and comply with mental health treatment,
