Suspect and four others killed after stabbing in Washington

A suspect and four other people were dead on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) after a sheriff’s deputy responded to reports that a man was stabbing people outside a home near Tacoma, Washington.

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The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said deputies initially responded to reports on Tuesday (February 24) morning that a 32-year-old man was violating a no-contact order. They obtained a copy of the order, learned it was not valid because it had not been served on the suspect and headed to the scene to provide it to him.

While 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 were dead at the scene, while another died while being taken to a hospital.

The stabbings occurred on the Key Peninsula, west of Tacoma.